一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩

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 straw rope
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”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīzhāo bèi shé yǎo, shínián pà cǎoshéng
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄥˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yīzhāo bèi shé yǎo, shínián pà cǎoshéng [Phonetic: yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, shínián pà cǎoshéng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄥˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijau bey sher yeau, shynian pah tsaosherng
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yijhao bèi shé yǎo, shíhnián pà cǎoshéng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ njɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ³⁵/

Proverb

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩

  1. once bitten, twice shy.
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