一回生二回熟
yī​huí​shēng'èr​huí​shú

strangers at first but friends later

  • created sense approved 一回生二回熟 · yī​huí​shēng'èr​huí​shú · strangers at first but friends later — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一回生二回熟

    yī​huí​shēng'èr​huí​shú

    strangers at first but friends later

    (idiom) First time is awkward, second time is easy; unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough.

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 回 (literal) → 回 · huí · [times] 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · unfamiliar 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 回 (literal) → 回 · huí · [times] 熟 (literal) → 熟 · shú · familiar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense