一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩

See also: 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

Chinese

		one day; unexpected occasion in the future	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear	snake; serpent	bite; nip		ten years; decade	to be afraid; to fear	warn; well	rope
trad. (一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩)		一朝	被	蛇	咬	，	十年	怕	井	繩
simp. (一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳)		一朝	被	蛇	咬	，	十年	怕	井	绳
Literally: “Bitten by a snake on one day, afraid of the rope by the well for ten years”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ziu¹ bei⁶ se⁴ ngaau⁵, sap⁶ nin⁴ paa³ zeng² sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng [Phonetic: yì zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà jǐng shéng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi jhao bèi shé yǎo, shíh nián pà jǐng shéng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ chao¹ pei⁴ shê² yao³, shih² nien² pʻa⁴ ching³ shêng²
    • Yale: yī jāu bèi shé yǎu-, shŕ nyán pà jǐng shéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i jau bey sher yeau, shyr nian pah jiing sherng
    • Palladius: и чжао бэй шэ яо, ши нянь па цзин шэн (i čžao bɛj šɛ jao, ši njanʹ pa czin šɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ziu¹ bei⁶ se⁴ ngaau⁵, sap⁶ nin⁴ paa³ zeng² sing⁴
    • Yale: yāt jīu beih sèh ngáauh, sahp nìhn pa jéng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dziu¹ bei⁶ se⁴ ngaau⁵, sap⁹ nin⁴ paa³ dzeng² sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ jiu¹ béi⁶ sé⁴ ngao⁵, seb⁶ nin⁴ pa³ zéng² xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² sɛː²¹ ŋaːu̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ pʰaː³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Proverb

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩

1. Synonym of 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩／一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳 (yīzhāo bèi shé yǎo, shínián pà cǎoshéng)