秋茄子嫁に食わすな
Reading
あきなすよめにくわすな
English
Don't feed your wife eggplant…
① they're too good to waste on her
② they will make her sick
Notes
Don't feed食 your wife嫁 falltime秋 eggplants茄子
There are two theories behind the saying:
① is attributed to callous stepmothers
② is from the idea that eggplant will cool down her system and get her sick
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