gừng càng già càng cay

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 薑還是老的辣 (jiāng háishì lǎode là)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ zaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ kaj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨŋ˧˧ kaːŋ˧˧ jaː˧˧ kaːŋ˧˧ kaj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ jaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ kaj˧˧]

Proverb

gừng càng già càng cay

  1. (literally) the older the ginger, the hotter the spice
  2. (idiomatic) the older a person is, the wiser they are; a person is more and more experienced as they age
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