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一朝被蛇咬
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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. |
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Characters in this word:一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little朝 ziu1 ciu4 - morning; face towards; dynasty 被 bei6 pei5 - be; suffer; by; quilt 蛇 se4 ji4 seu4 - snake 咬 ngaau5 - bite; incriminate; articulate |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).