猫舌

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 猫舌, read ねこじた, describes sensitivity to hot food or drinks, or a person with that sensitivity.
• Basic usage: Use it when someone lets food cool or cannot immediately eat a steaming dish.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Figurative meaning
  • Here, 猫舌 describes a person's eating sensitivity, not an actual cat's tongue.
• Temperature and spiciness
  • It concerns difficulty with high temperatures, not with spicy food as expressed by 辛い物が苦手.