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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Chinese 薑越老越辣／姜越老越辣 (jiāngyuèlǎoyuèlà).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (literally) the older the ginger, the hotter the spice
- (figurative) the older a person is, the wiser they are; a person is more and more experienced as they age