"gừng càng già càng cay" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ zaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ kaj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ɣɨŋ˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ jaː˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ kaj˧˧] [Huế], [ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ jaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ ka(ː)j˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 薑越老越辣/姜越老越辣 (jiāngyuèlǎoyuèlà). Etymology templates: {{cal|vi|zh|薑越老越辣}} Calque of Chinese 薑越老越辣/姜越老越辣 (jiāngyuèlǎoyuèlà) Head templates: {{head|vi|proverb}} gừng càng già càng cay
  1. (literally) the older the ginger, the hotter the spice Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-gừng_càng_già_càng_cay-vi-proverb-mhewHJbu
  2. (figurative) the older a person is, the wiser they are; a person is more and more experienced as they age Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-gừng_càng_già_càng_cay-vi-proverb-1XoTCYzQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese proverbs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Vietnamese proverbs: 25 75
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        "(literally) the older the ginger, the hotter the spice"
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      "ipa": "[ɣɨŋ˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ jaː˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ kaj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɣɨŋ˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ jaː˨˩ kaːŋ˨˩ ka(ː)j˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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  "word": "gừng càng già càng cay"
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      "ipa": "[ɣɨŋ˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ jaː˦˩ kaːŋ˦˩ kaj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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