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)
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
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1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
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2 fig. the young are fearless
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
天下无难事,只怕有心人
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
天不怕地不怕
tiān bù pà dì bù pà
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1 fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
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2 fearless
恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
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1 to fly into a rage out of humiliation
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2 to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
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1 lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)
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2 fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
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3 undaunted
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
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1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
真金不怕火炼
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
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1 True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
碍口识羞
ài kǒu shí xiū
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1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
羞口难开
xiū kǒu nán kāi
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1 to be too embarrassed for words (idiom)
羞愧难当
xiū kuì nán dāng
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1 to feel ashamed (idiom)
羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
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1 to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
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1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
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2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
贪生怕死
tān shēng pà sǐ
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1 greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
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2 clinging abjectly to life
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3 only interested in saving one's neck