一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩
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See also: 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
Chinese[edit]
one day; unexpected occasion in the future | by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear |
snake; serpent | bite; nip | ten years; decade | to be afraid; to fear | warn; well | rope | |||
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trad. (一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩) | 一朝 | 被 | 蛇 | 咬 | , | 十年 | 怕 | 井 | 繩 | |
simp. (一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳) | 一朝 | 被 | 蛇 | 咬 | , | 十年 | 怕 | 井 | 绳 | |
Literally: “Bitten by a snake on one day, afraid of the rope by the well for ten years”. |
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一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩
- Synonym of 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩/一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳 (yīzhāo bèi shé yǎo, shínián pà cǎoshéng)