焼き餅焼くとて手を焼くな
Reading
やきもちやくとててをやくな
English
There's a fine line between protective and possessive
Notes
焼餅=cooking焼 rice-cake餅, but also pronounced the same as 'jealousy'
手を焼く=burn your hand
When cooking rice-cake, be sure not to burn yourself, i.e., a little jealousy is endearing in a relationship, but too much is suffocating
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proverbsKotoKen 3