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一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéngdictionary entry
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see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 [yi1 nian2 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2] /see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

  • 被
    bèi

    quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")

  • 蛇
    shé

    snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiáo]

    yí

    used in 委蛇[wēi yí]

  • 咬
    yǎo

    to bite / to nip

  • 十
    shí

    ten / 10

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

  • 怕
    pà

    to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

    Pà

    surname Pa

  • 井
    jǐng

    a well / CL:口[kǒu] / neat / orderly

    Jǐng

    Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing

  • 绳
    shéng

    rope / CL:根[gēn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.