上一次当，学一次乖
shàng​yī​cì​dàng​xué​yī​cì​guāi

once bitten, twice shy

  • created sense approved 上一次当，学一次乖/上一次當，學一次乖 · shàng​yī​cì​dàng​xué​yī​cì​guāi · once bitten, twice shy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上一次当，学一次乖 / 上一次當，學一次乖

    shàng​yī​cì​dàng​xué​yī​cì​guāi

    once bitten, twice shy

    To learn from a mistake or experience; to take something as a lesson for the next time.

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to apply 一次 (literal) → 一次 · yī​cì · once 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dàng · trick ， (non_chinese) 学 (literal) → 学/學 · xué · to study 一次 (literal) → 一次 · yī​cì · once 乖 (literal) → 乖 · guāi · clever

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

    created sense