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一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩
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yīniánbèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
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see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩，十年怕井绳 yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩
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yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
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- 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
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十年樹木，百年樹人
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shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén
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(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
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君子報仇，十年不晚
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jūnzibàochóu,shíniánbùwǎn
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- lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
- fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
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聽君一席話，勝讀十年書
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tīngjūnyīxíhuà,shèngdúshíniánshū
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listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
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