一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 in English yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2 Meaning

Meanings

  • once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  • once bitten, twice shy (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

一 朝 被 蛇 咬 ， 十 年 怕 井 绳

Traditional Characters

一 朝 被 蛇 咬 ， 十 年 怕 井 繩

Pinyin

yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 朝chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 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