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Chinese
Etymology
First attested in 1628, in《初刻拍案驚奇》卷一, the following text was translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang:
“一年吃蛇咬，三年怕草索。說到貨物，我就沒膽氣了。只是守了這些銀錢回去罷。”
“一年吃蛇咬，三年怕草索。说到货物，我就没胆气了。只是守了这些银钱回去罢。” - From: 1628 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement I
- “Yīnián chī shé yǎo, sānnián pà cǎo suǒ. Shuōdào huòwù, wǒ jiù méi dǎnqì le. Zhǐshì shǒu le zhèxiē yínqián huíqù ba.”
- “A man who has been bitten by a snake shudders at the sight of a straw rope three years after,” he said. “The mere mention of goods makes me break into a cold sweat. I’ll just take this silver back with me.”
See 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩／一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 for earlier etymology.
Pronunciation
Proverb
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
- once bitten, twice shy.
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