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)
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
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
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)
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
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1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
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2 too smart for one's own good
旧地重游
jiù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
游刃有余
yóu rèn yǒu yú
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1 handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
釜底游鱼
fǔ dǐ yóu yú
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1 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
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2 in a desperate situation