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 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.

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) 

once bitten, twice shy Synonyms 蛇へびに噛かまれて朽くち縄なわに怖おじる (hebi ni ka marete ku chi nawa ni o jiru) References “▲羹に懲(こ)りて▲膾(なます)を吹く”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025