English Dictionary

feed a cold, starve a fever

ことわざ

Expressing the common belief that eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.

日本語の意味

風邪（軽い感冒）の場合は、体力の補充のために十分な食事を摂り、発熱（重い症状）の場合は消化器官への負担を減らすために食事を控えるという、一般的な経験則を表すことわざ。 / 軽い風邪の場合はエネルギー補給、発熱の場合は食事制限が回復に役立つという、食事量と体調の関連を説く言い伝え。

As the old proverb says, feed a cold, starve a fever, but modern doctors often advise otherwise.

古いことわざに「風邪のときはよく食べ、熱のときは食事を控えろ」とありますが、現代の医師はしばしば別の助言をします。

意味（1）

Expressing the common belief that eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.

Feed a cold, starve a fever. There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.

feed a cold （ canonical ）

starve a fever （ canonical ）