姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣
姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄚˋ goeng1 waan4 si6 lou5 dik1 laat6
- ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
- the older, the wiser
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姜 薑
- 干姜 乾薑 gān jiāng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ gon1 goeng1 dried ginger
- 仔姜 仔薑 zǐ jiāng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄤ zai2 goeng1 stem ginger
- 姜堰 Jiāng yàn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢˋ goeng1 jin2 see 姜堰区
- 姜戎 Jiāng Róng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ goeng1 jung4 Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin 吕嘉民, Chinese writer
- 姜文 Jiāng Wén ㄐㄧㄤ ㄨㄣˊ goeng1 man4 Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
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- 洋姜 洋薑 yáng jiāng ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ joeng4 goeng1 Jerusalem artichoke
- 生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ saang1 goeng1 fresh ginger
- 姜汁 薑汁 jiāng zhī ㄐㄧㄤ ㄓ goeng1 zap1 ginger ale
- 姜饼 薑餅 jiāng bǐng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄅㄧㄥˇ goeng1 beng2 gingerbread
- 姜黄 薑黃 jiāng huáng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ goeng1 wong4 turmeric
- 黄姜 黃薑 huáng jiāng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ wong4 goeng1 turmeric
- 姜堰区 姜堰區 Jiāng yàn Qū ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ goeng1 jin2 keoi1 Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市, Jiangsu
- 姜太公 Jiāng Tài gōng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ goeng1 taai3 gung1 see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
- 姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá ㄐㄧㄤ ㄗˇ ㄧㄚˊ goeng1 zi2 ngaa4 Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
- 姜石年 Jiāng Shí nián ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ goeng1 sek6 nin4 Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神农 Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China
- 孟姜女 Mèng jiāng nǚ ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄩˇ maang6 goeng1 neoi5 heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
- 生姜丝 生薑絲 shēng jiāng sī ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄙ saang1 goeng1 si1 shredded ginger
- 姜黄色 薑黃色 jiāng huáng sè ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄜˋ goeng1 wong4 sik1 ginger (color)
- 高良姜 高良薑 gāo liáng jiāng ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ gou1 loeng4 goeng1 Thai ginger
还 還
- 偿还 償還 cháng huán ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ soeng4 waan4 to repay; to reimburse
- 归还 歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 还原 還原 huán yuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ waan4 jyun4 to restore to the original state
- 还好 還好 hái hǎo ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ waan4 hou2 not bad; pretty good
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- 还是 還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄕ waan4 si6 still (as before)
- 还有 還有 hái yǒu ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 还款 還款 huán kuǎn ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ waan4 fun2 repayment
- 还不如 還不如 hái bù rú ㄏㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ waan4 bat1 jyu4 to be better off ...
- 讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3 to haggle over price
- 交还 交還 jiāo huán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gaau1 waan4 to return sth
- 回还 回還 huí huán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wui4 waan4 to return
- 奉还 奉還 fèng huán ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fung6 waan4 to return with thanks
- 往还 往還 wǎng huán ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wong5 waan4 to contact; to have dealings (with sb)
- 掷还 擲還 zhì huán ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zaak6 waan4 please return (an item sent in the mail)
- 放还 放還 fàng huán ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fong3 waan4 to release (a hostage)
- 璧还 璧還 bì huán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ bik1 waan4 return (a borrowed object) with thanks
- 生还 生還 shēng huán ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˊ sang1 waan4 to return alive
- 讨还 討還 tǎo huán ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ tou2 waan4 to ask for sth back
- 追还 追還 zhuī huán ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zeoi1 waan4 to recover (lost property or money)
是
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
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- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 exactly; precisely
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
Idioms with these characters
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
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- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ji1 gam2 waan4 hoeng1 lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)
- 以眼还眼 以眼還眼 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- 乍暖还寒 乍暖還寒 zhà nuǎn huán hán ㄓㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4 (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
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- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 见风是雨 見風是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5 lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
- 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 duplicity
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)