一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩

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Chinese

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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
trad. (一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩) 一朝 十年
simp. (一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳) 一朝 十年
Literally: “Bitten by a snake on one day, afraid of the rope by the well for ten years”.

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng [Phonetic: zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yi jhao bèi shé yǎo, shíh nián pà jǐng shéng
      • Wade–Giles: i1 chao1 pei4 shê2 yao3, shih2 nien2 pʻa4 ching3 shêng2
      • Yale: yī jāu bèi shé yǎu-, shŕ nyán pà jǐng shéng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i jau bey sher yeau, shyr nian pah jiing sherng
      • Palladius: и чжао бэй шэ яо, ши нянь па цзин шэн (i čžao bɛj šɛ jao, ši njanʹ pa czin šɛn)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

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一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩

  1. 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)