Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

やきもちを焼く

ya ki mo chi o ya ku · やきもちをやく

Literally

to grill a grilled rice cake

What it really means

to be jealous

焼く(굽다)에 '질투하다' 뜻이 있어 생긴 말장난. やきもち 하나만 써도 질투.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw 猫に小判Gold coins to a cat 猫をかぶるTo put on a cat 猫舌Cat's tongue 猫背Cat's back 猫の額Cat's forehead