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Japanese
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
羹に懲りて膾を吹く • (atsumono ni kori te namasu o fuku)
- once bitten, twice shy
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