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Chinese
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punish; discipline
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soup
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to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure |
fragment; spices
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| trad. (懲羹吹齏/懲羹吹虀)
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懲
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羹
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吹
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齏/虀
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| simp. (惩羹吹齑)
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惩
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羹
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吹
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齑
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| Literally: “Once burnt by hot soup, one would blow at cold food”.
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Etymology
懲於羹者而吹齏兮，何不變此志也？
惩于羹者而吹齑兮，何不变此志也？ - From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Chéng yú gēng zhě ér chuī jī xī, hé bùbiàn cǐ zhì yě?
- If a person gets burnt by hot soup, he would blow at cold food. Why do you still not change your ambition?
Pronunciation
Idiom
懲羹吹齏
- (literary) once bitten, twice shy
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