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薑
越
老
越
辣
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姜
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Jyutping
goeng1 jyut6 lou5 jyut6 laat6
Pinyin
jiāng yuè lǎo yuè là
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
年長嘅人經驗豐富,更勝一籌。
used to praise older people (e.g. for their experience or wisdom); literally: the older the ginger, the sharper it gets
Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb, Cantonese
The older the person is, the more seasoned (wiser or more treacherous) they are.
(syn.) 薑還是老的辣, 薑是老的辣, 姜还是老的辣, 姜是老的辣