焼やきもち焼やく

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ku)

to be jealous; to burn with jealousy

idiomatic expression

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to burn grilled rice cake', implying a burning feeling of jealousy, often in romantic contexts.

彼かれは彼かの女じょが他ほかの男おとこと話はなすとすぐに焼やきもち焼やく。
He gets jealous as soon as she talks to another guy.

焼やきもち焼やくのはやめて、もっと信しん頼らいしてよ。

Stop being jealous and trust me more.

Written forms

焼やきもち焼やく
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; 焼きもち is often written in kana, but this form is clear and common.
やきもち焼やく
Common variant with the first part in kana.
ヤキモチ焼やく
Katakana variant sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.
やきもち妬やく
Rare variant with kana for 焼きもち and 妬く for the verb.
ヤキモチ妬やく
Rare katakana + 妬く variant.

Kanji

焼bake, burning
妬jealous, envy

Similar words

嫉しっ妬とする
More formal and direct term for jealousy; 焼きもち焼く is a colloquial, idiomatic expression with a lighter, sometimes playful tone.
やきもち
Noun meaning 'jealousy' or 'grilled rice cake'; 焼きもち焼く is the verb phrase derived from it.

Etymology

From 焼きもち (grilled rice cake) + 焼く (to burn/grill). The phrase plays on the double meaning of 焼く, likening the burning sensation of jealousy to grilling a rice cake. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a well-established idiomatic expression.