一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
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1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
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1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
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2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
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1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
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1 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
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1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
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1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
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1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
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1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
求田问舍
qiú tián wèn shè
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1 lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
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2 fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
河水不犯井水
hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ
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1 lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
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2 Mind your own business.
渤澥桑田
bó xiè sāng tián
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1 lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shǐ jì], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes
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2 life's vicissitudes
沧海桑田
cāng hǎi sāng tián
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1 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
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2 fig. the transformations of the world
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
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2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
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3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
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1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
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1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
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1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
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1 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
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2 to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
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1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
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2 to act when it is too late