一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

Characters and words in 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩

= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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cháo = ch + ao2
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
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cháo = ch + ao2
imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards
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zhāo = zh + ao1
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bèi = b + ei4
quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])
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shé = sh + e2
shé = sh + e2
snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2]
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yǎo = y + ao3
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yǎo = y + ao3
shí = sh + Ø2
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nián = ni + an2
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nián = ni + an2
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nián = ni + an2
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= p + a4
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= p + a4
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
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jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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shéng = sh + (e)ng2
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