姜还是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là

DEFINITIONS

  1. ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
  2. the older, the wiser

CHARACTERS

姜 jiāng surname; ginger
还 hái still, yet, also, besides
是 shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
老 lǎo old, aged; experienced
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix
辣 là peppery, pungent, hot; cruel