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)
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
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1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
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2 interdependent
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
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
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1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
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)
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
果实累累
guǒ shí léi léi
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1 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
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2 fruit hangs heavy on the bough
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3 fig. countless accomplishments
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4 one great result after another
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
硕果仅存
shuò guǒ jǐn cún
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1 only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
自食其果
zì shí qí guǒ
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1 to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
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2 to reap what one has sown
自食恶果
zì shí è guǒ
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1 lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
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2 fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
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3 to stew in one's own juice
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
虚与委蛇
xū yǔ wēi yí
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1 to feign civility (idiom)
食不果腹
shí bù guǒ fù
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1 lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)
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2 fig. poverty-stricken
龙蛇混杂
lóng shé hùn zá
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1 lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
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2 fig. a mix of good people and scumbags