蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蛇 噛 朽 縄 怖
へび
Grade: S		 か
Hyōgaiji		 く
Grade: S		 なわ
Grade: 4		 お
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
蛇に嚙まれて朽ち繩に怖じる (kyūjitai)
蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

Proverb

蛇(へび)に噛(か)まれて朽(く)ち縄(なわ)に怖(お)じる • (hebi ni kamarete kuchinawa ni ojiru) 

  1. once bitten, twice shy

Synonyms

See also

References
  • Yoshikatsu Kitamura (2018) ことわざを知る辞典‎ (in Japanese), Shogakukan
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