羹に懲りて膾を吹く
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 羹 | 懲 | 膾 | 吹 |
| あつもの Hyōgaiji |
こ Grade: S |
なます Hyōgaiji |
ふ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 羹に懲りて膾を吹く (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
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.
Synonyms
- 蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる (hebi ni ka marete ku chi nawa ni o jiru)
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