羹に懲りて膾を吹く

あつものにこりてなますをふく

Meanings

  • Expression

    1. a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience.

      idiomatic obsolete

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

羹hot soup
懲penal, chastise, punish, discipline
膾raw fish salad
吹blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

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