jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5一朝被蛇咬
Jyutpingjat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5
Yaleyāt jīu beih sèh ngáuh

Definition

A burnt dog dreads the fire;once bitten, twice shy

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

洋化
joeng4 faa3to Westernize
隱燃隐燃
jan2 jin4burning with no flame; hidden combustion
廿
jaa6(prefix) twenty- (e.g. twenty-one)
懮慮懮虑
jau1 leoi6(feel) anxiety
玉山噪鶥玉山噪鹛
juk6 saan1 cou3 mei4(bird species of China) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morris...
融安縣融安县
jung4 on1 jyun6Rong'an, a county in Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
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