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)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
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1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
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2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
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3 people who will sink or swim together
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
怒气冲冲
nù qì chōng chōng
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1 spitting anger (idiom); in a rage
气冲霄汉
qì chōng xiāo hàn
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1 (idiom) dauntless
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2 courageous
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3 spirited
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
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1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
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2 to go to one's head
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
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1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
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2 to go to one's head
臭气冲天
chòu qì chōng tiān
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1 to stink to high heaven (idiom)
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
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1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
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1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
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1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible