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人老精，鬼老靈
简 人老精，鬼老灵 · 繁 人老精，鬼老靈Cantonese · source Jyutpingjan4 lou5 zeng1 ，gwai2 lou5 leng4
Meanings
- Literally: Elder human is wise, elder ghost is powerful – The grown up
- seniors are wiser as they have lots of experienced and have gone through numerous challenges in lives which made them wiser.
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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ren2 lao3 jing1 , gui3 lao3 ling2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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