once bitten, twice shy – English–日本語 translations

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once bitten, twice shy proverb

  • one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past
 羮に懲りて膾を吹く
A scalded dog fears cold water. Once bitten twice shy. A burnt child dreads the fire.
羹に懲りて膾を吹く
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