姜还是老的辣 in English jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4 Meaning

Meanings

  • ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiomatic expression)
  • the older, the wiser

Simplified Characters

姜 还 是 老 的 辣

Traditional Characters

薑 還 是 老 的 辣

Pinyin

jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

姜jiang1surname Jiang 还hai2surname Huan 是shi4is 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 的de5of 辣la4old variant of 辣[la4]