一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩

See also: 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳

Chinese

		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
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

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• 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.

Related terms

• 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)