粵

老lou5薑goeng1

simp老姜
lou5 goeng1lǎo jiāng

English

  1. aged ginger
  2. literally mean old ginger; someone with experience, someone who have seen life

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有經驗或者見過世面嘅人

Examples

  • 你唔好以為佢廿幾歲咁後生乜都唔識,佢其實係呢行做咗成十年嘅老薑嚟㗎。

    You thought he is just a 20 years-lid young boy? Actually, he is a old ginger who has been worked in this for about a decade.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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