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焼
や
き
餅
もち
焼
や
くとて
手
て
を
焼
や
くな
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. keep your jealousy in check, lest you invite misfortune;
(lit.)
even if you burn yakimochi, don't burn your hands as well
Alt. forms
焼
や
き
餅
もち
焼
や
くとて
手
て
を
焼
や
くな
やきもち
焼
や
くとて
手
て
を
焼
や
くな
Kanji used
焼
roast
餅
mochi (a sticky rice cake)
手
hand
Composed of
焼
や
き
餅
もち
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
焼
や
く
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
手
て
を
焼
や
く
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out