一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 in English yi1 nian2 bei4 she2 yao3 shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2 Meaning

Meanings

  • bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiomatic expression); once bitten twice shy

Simplified Characters

一 年 被 蛇 咬 十 年 怕 井 绳

Traditional Characters

一 年 被 蛇 咬 十 年 怕 井 繩

Pinyin

yi1 nian2 bei4 she2 yao3 shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 年nian2surname Nian 被bei4quilt 蛇she2variant of 蛇[she2] 咬yao3to bite 十shi2ten 年nian2surname Nian 怕pa4surname Pa 井jing3Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 绳sheng2rope