once bitten, twice shy - Idiomatically

English

Meaning

Once someone is hurt by someone or something, they will be extra cautious in the future.

This is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.

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Chinese
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩
Bitten by a snake on one day, afraid of the rope by the well for ten years
Danish
brændt barn skyr ilden
a burnt child shuns the fire
French
chat échaudé craint l'eau froide
A scalded cat fears cold water
German
ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
a burnt child dreads the fire
Greek
όποιος καεί με τον χυλό, φυσάει και το γιαούρτι
Whoever gets burnt with porridge, even blows on yoghurt
Hebrew
מי שנכוה ברותחין נזהר בצוננין
The scalded is cautious of cold water
Icelandic
brennt barn forðast eldinn
a child burnt shuns the fire
Italian
Cane scottato dall'acqua calda teme anche quella fredda
Dog scalded by hot water fears even cold water
Norwegian
brent barn skyr ilden
a burnt baby shuns the fire
Persian
مارگزیده از ریسمان سیاه و سفید میترسه
‌Bitten by a snake is afraid of a striped rope.
Portuguese
gato escaldado de água fria tem medo
A scalded cat is afraid of cold water
Spanish
Gato escaldado del agua fría huye
a scalded cat runs away from cold water
Turkish
sütten ağzı yanan, yoğurdu üfleyerek yer
the one whose mouth has been burnt because of milk, eats yoghurt by blowing it