食わず嫌い

食わずぎらい

Reading

Kana: くわずぎらい

Romaji: kuwazugirai

Definition

exp

1

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; prejudiced against; aversion without even trying

Kanji

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

嫌

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 きら.う、 きら.い、 いや

Meanings: dislike, detest, hate

Example Sentence

チキンは食(た)べられない、というけど、単(たん)なる食(く)わず嫌(ぎら)いじゃないの。

➥You can't eat chicken? How do you know if you never try it?