一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
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See also: 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳
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 | straw rope | |||
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trad. (一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩) | 一朝 | 被 | 蛇 | 咬 | , | 十年 | 怕 | 草繩 | |
simp. (一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳) | 一朝 | 被 | 蛇 | 咬 | , | 十年 | 怕 | 草绳 | |
Literally: “Bitten by a snake on one day, afraid of the straw rope for ten years”. |
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一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
Related terms[edit]
- 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩/一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 (yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng)