gừng càng già càng cay

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Calque of Chinese 薑越老越辣 / 姜越老越辣 (khương việt lão việt lạt). === 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 (idiomatic) the older a person is, the wiser they are; a person is more and more experienced as they age ==== Synonyms ==== mèo già hoá cáo