bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy
羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
躲懒
duǒ lǎn
to shy away from work / to get by without attending duty
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
后车之鉴
hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom) / don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
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