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秋あき茄な子すは嫁よめに食くわすな
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
Kanji used
秋
autumn
茄
eggplant
子
child
嫁
bride
食
eat
Used in: 2
Composed of
autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn
① 息子の妻として家族の一員となる女性。② 妻。
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)