lǎo
huà

common
noun

Meaning of 老话

老话 means old saying; adage; proverb passed down through generations; old stories; talk about past events; stale news. Pronounced lǎo huà.

  • old saying; adage; proverb passed down through generations
  • old stories; talk about past events; stale news

Definitions & Examples

 
Shì
shàng
nán
shì
 
zhǐ
yǒu
xīn
rén
 
 
zhè
shì
hěn
yǒu
dào
de
lǎo
huà
 

"Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it" is a very reasonable old saying.

Lǎo
rén
cháng
jiǎng
 
yáo
zhī
 
jiǔ
jiàn
rén
xīn
 
zhè
yàng
de
lǎo
huà
 

Old people often tell old sayings like "Distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's heart."

Zhè
xiē
lǎo
huà
yùn
hán
zhe
fēng
de
rén
shēng
zhì
huì
 

These old sayings contain rich wisdom about life.