一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

Traditional: 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩

yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

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see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]

What does 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 mean?

一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 (yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]

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一yīone · single 年Niánsurname Nian 被bèiquilt · to cover (with)蛇shévariant of 蛇[she2]咬yǎoto bite · to nip 十shíten · 10 怕Pàsurname Pa 井JǐngJing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy · surname Jing

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一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

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