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吃的盐比你吃的饭还多

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他总是说:我吃的盐比你吃的饭还多
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以吃的盐比你吃的饭还多的口吻……
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我吃的盐比你吃的饭还多

Definition

吃的盐比你吃的饭还多

Literally means:

the salt I've consumed is more than the rice you've eaten

Actually means:

don't teach your grandpa how to suck an egg

It means that someone is well qualified and experienced.

Sometimes this phrase is used to show off the rich experiences or capabilities an older person has accumulated over the years.

形容一个人资格老,经验丰富。

有时用来卖弄老资格。常有夸耀的意味。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
wèn
de
suìshu
岁数
ma
  
?
cái
27
27
suì
  
,
shì
可是
jīng
已经
72
72
suì
le
  
,
chī
de
yán
chī
de
fàn
hái
duō
  

Did you ask him how old he was? You're only 27, but he's 72 years old, and he eats more salt than you eat.

2
Zhèzhǒng
这种
shìqing
事情
jiàn
duō
le
  
,
chī
de
yán
chī
de
fàn
hái
duō
zhāo
de
huà
zuò
  
,
kěndìng
肯定
huì
不会
cuò
  

I've seen a lot of this kind of thing, I eat more salt than you eat my words to do, certainly can't be wrong.

3
zǒng
ài
chī
de
yán
chī
de
fàn
hái
duō
de
kǒuwěn
口吻
jiàoxun
教训
niánqīngrén
年轻人
  
,
hǎoxiàng
好像
shénme
什么
dōu
dǒng
shìde
似的
  

He always likes to teach young people more salt than you eat, as if he knew everything.