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
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
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1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be full of needless fears
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3 reds under the beds
前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
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1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
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1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
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
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
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1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
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
杯盘狼藉
bēi pán láng jí
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1 cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
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.
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
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1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
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2 to gorge oneself
狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū
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1 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
狼子野心
láng zǐ yě xīn
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1 ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs
狼心狗肺
láng xīn gǒu fèi
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1 lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)
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2 cruel and unscrupulous