gừng càng già càng cay

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 薑越老越辣 / 姜越老越辣 (jiāngyuèlǎoyuèlà).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ zaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ kaj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨŋ˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ jaː˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ kaj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ jaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ ka(ː)j˧˧]

Proverb

gừng càng già càng cay

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

Synonyms

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