一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩
Chinese
Pronunciation
Yi Zhao Bei She Yao, Shi Nian Pa Jing Sheng
Literal Translation
Bitten by a snake on one day, afraid of the rope by the well for ten years
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
