羹あつものに懲こりて膾なますを吹ふく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

once bitten, twice shy; a burnt child dreads the fire; become overcautious after a bad experience

Proverb meaning that after a painful or unpleasant experience, one becomes excessively cautious, even in harmless situations. Literally: 'having been scalded by hot soup, one blows on cold salad.'

• 前まえの失しっ敗ぱいで痛いたい目めにあったから、今こん度どは羹あつものに懲こりて膾なますを吹ふくような慎しん重ちょうさだ。

  Because I got burned by my previous failure, I'm now overcautious, like blowing on cold salad after being scalded by hot soup.

• 彼かれは詐さ欺ぎに遭あってから、どんな小ちいさな投とう資しにも羹あつものに懲こりて膾なますを吹ふくようになった。

  After being scammed, he became so wary that he's like someone who blows on cold salad after being burned by hot soup, even with small investments.