一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩

Chinese
one day; unexpected occasion in the future
 
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 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”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5, sap6 nin4 paa3 zeng2 sing4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng [Phonetic: yì zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i jau bey sher yeau, shy nian pah jiing sherng
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤ³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ³⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5, sap6 nin4 paa3 zeng2 sing4
      • Yale: yāt jīu beih sèh ngáauh, sahp nìhn pa jéng sìhng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 dziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5, sap9 nin4 paa3 dzeng2 sing4
      • Guangdong Romanization: yed1 jiu1 béi6 sé4 ngao5, seb6 nin4 pa3 zéng2 xing4
      • IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² sɛː²¹ ŋäːu̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ pʰäː³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Proverb

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).
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