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)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
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1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
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1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
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2 to have high ambitions
周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó
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1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
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2 refers to the travels of Confucius
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
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1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
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2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
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1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
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1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
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2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
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3 to punish sb as a warning to others
打蛇不死,后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
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1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
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1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
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1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
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2 overly fearful
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
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1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
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1 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
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2 to fluctuate
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3 (of thoughts) to wander
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4 to waver
狎妓冶游
xiá jì yě yóu
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1 to be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels (idiom)
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
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1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
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2 to overdo it
旧地重游
jiù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
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1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish