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Simplfied Chinese
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
Traditional Chinese
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 jiu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5 , sap6 nin4 pa3 jeng2 sing4
Short definition once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions once bitten, twice shy (idiom)MDBG icononce bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope (proverb)MDBG icon/
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope (proverb); once bitten, twice shy
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
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