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あきなすはよめにくわすな
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)
Alt. forms
秋あき茄な子すは嫁よめに食くわすな
あきなすはよめにくわすな
Composed of
autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
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)