羹に懲りて膾を吹く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羹 懲 膾 吹
あつもの
Hyōgai 		こ
Grade: S 		なます
Hyōgai 		ふ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(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.

Proverb

羹(あつもの)に懲(こ)りて膾(なます)を吹(ふ)く • (atsumono ni kori te namasu o fuku) 

  1. once bitten, twice shy

Synonyms

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