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一朝被蛇咬
  jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5   jyutping
  yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3   pinyin
one bitten by the snake fears the snake; a burnt child dreads the fire


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
一朝被蛇咬

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Characters in this word:

 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 ziu1 ciu4  -  morning; face towards; dynasty
 bei6 pei5  -  be; suffer; by; quilt
 se4 ji4 seu4  -  snake
 ngaau5  -  bite; incriminate; articulate
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