羹に懲りて膾を吹く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 羹に懲りて膾を吹く | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かない |
| Polite | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きます | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きません |
| Past polite | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きました | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きませんでした |
| Past | 羹に懲りて膾を吹いた | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かなかった |
| Te-form | 羹に懲りて膾を吹いて | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かないで |
| Desire | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きたい | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きたくない |
| Potential | 羹に懲りて膾を吹ける | 羹に懲りて膾を吹けない |
| Passive | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かれる | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かれない |
| Causative | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かせる | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かせない |
| Causative passive | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かせられるalso 羹に懲りて膾を吹かされる | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かせられないalso 羹に懲りて膾を吹かされない |
| Volitional | 羹に懲りて膾を吹こう | |
| Polite volitional | 羹に懲りて膾を吹きましょう | |
| Imperative | 羹に懲りて膾を吹け | 羹に懲りて膾を吹くな |
| Conditional | 羹に懲りて膾を吹けば | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 羹に懲りて膾を吹いたら | 羹に懲りて膾を吹かなかったら |
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.'
Because I got burned by my previous failure, I'm now overcautious, like blowing on cold salad after being scalded by hot soup.
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.