老话 (lǎohuà): old saying

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一句老话 jù

俗话说得好，这句老话一点没错。

Súhuàshuō de hǎo, zhè jù lǎohuà yīdiǎn méicuò.

As the saying goes, this old proverb is absolutely right.

有句老话叫活到老学到老。

Yǒu jù lǎohuà jiào huódàolǎo xuédàolǎo.

There's an old saying: you're never too old to learn.

usage

Often introduced with 有句老话说 (there's an old saying that...) or 老话说得好 (as the old saying rightly goes). Used to lend weight to advice.

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