gừng càng già càng cay

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proverb

gừng càng già càng cay

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