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薑
還
是
老
的
辣
[
姜
还
----]
Jyutping
goeng1 waan4 si6 lou5 dik1 laat6
Pinyin
jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
the older, the wiser
Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb
The older the person is, the more seasoned (wiser or more treacherous) they are.
(syn.) 姜越老越辣, 薑是老的辣, 姜是老的辣, 薑越老越辣