猫舌

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • (idiomatic) being incapable of drinking or eating anything hot (high temperature) due to having an overly sensitive tongue

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 猫 (cat) + Japanese 舌 (tongue).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

tongue

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
👅 😋 😛 😜 😝 🤑

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