Shēngjiāng shì lǎo de là.*

Lit Old ginger is hotter than new.

Fig Old people are more experienced. “There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.”

Note [Cf. Wǔ Sōng, chap. 2; often said in praise of older people; note: the adjective lǎolà, “(1) experienced; (2) determined; drastic; ruthless”; see also lǎo mǎ shí tú and rén lǎo, jīng above.]

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