מי שנכוה ברותחין נזהר בצוננין
Hebrew
Pronunciation
my shnkvh brvtkhyn nzhr btsvnnyn
Literal Translation
The scalded is cautious of cold water
Equivalent idioms in other languages
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- English
once bitten, twice shy
- Greek
όποιος καεί με τον χυλό, φυσάει και το γιαούρτι
Whoever gets burnt with porridge, even blows on yoghurt - Italian
Cane scottato dall'acqua calda teme anche quella fredda
Dog scalded by hot water fears even cold water - Turkish
sütten ağzı yanan, yoğurdu üfleyerek yer
the one whose mouth has been burnt because of milk, eats yoghurt by blowing it
