老甘蔗，老根節
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
sugar cane | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
roots and nodes | |||
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| trad. (老甘蔗，老根節) | 老 | 甘蔗 | ， | 老 | 根節 | |
| simp. (老甘蔗，老根节) | 老 | 甘蔗 | ， | 老 | 根节 | |
| Literally: “old sugar cane, old roots and nodes”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu kam-chià, lāu kun-chat
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu kam-chià, lāu kun-chat
- Tâi-lô: lāu kam-tsià, lāu kun-tsat
- IPA (Xiamen): /lau²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia²¹ lau²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
老甘蔗，老根節
- (Hokkien) experienced and mature, thoughtful and meticulous in handling affairs