井繩

井绳
jǐngshéng
rope for drawing water from a well

CEDICT

井上汲水用的繩索。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 井 jǐng
  1. a well
  2. neat
  3. orderly

classifier: 口
2 繩 shéng rope

classifier: 根

Containing this entry

一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yīniánbèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩，十年怕井绳 yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
  1. lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying)
  2. fig. once bitten, twice shy