羹に懲りて膾を吹く

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あつもの
Hyōgai

Grade: S
なます
Hyōgai

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
羹に懲りて膾を吹く (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Calque of Chinese 懲羹吹齏惩羹吹齑 (chénggēngchuījī, literally Once burnt by hot soup, one would blow at cold food), from The Verses of Chu.

Proverb

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(あつもの)()りて(なます)() (atsumono ni kori te namasu o fuku

  1. once bitten, twice shy

Synonyms

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