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一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng · yi nian bei she yao shi nian pa jing sheng

Traditional 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩

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once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom)
fig. once bitten, twice shy

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