一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩
yī​nián​bèi​shé​yǎo​shí​nián​pà​jǐng​shéng

once bitten, twice shy

  • created sense approved 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳/一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 · yī​nián​bèi​shé​yǎo​shí​nián​pà​jǐng​shéng · once bitten, twice shy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 / 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩

    yī​nián​bèi​shé​yǎo​shí​nián​pà​jǐng​shéng

    once bitten, twice shy

    Once bitten by a snake, one is scared for ten years at the sight of a well rope; used to describe being extremely cautious or fearful after a single bad experience.

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 被 (literal) → 被 · bèi · [passive] 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 咬 (literal) → 咬 · yǎo · to bite ， (non_chinese) 十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear 井绳 (literal) → 井绳/井繩 · jǐng​shéng · well rope

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