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[exp,v1]
[proverb]
▶ once bitten twice shy ▶ to become over cautious from a bad experience ▶ [lit] to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake) |
6. | A 2023-02-14 21:03:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
5. | A* 2023-02-14 19:42:19 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | I was mistaken in my comment below, so I just want to note for posterity that daijs and koj have the 朽縄 version. 朽ち縄 is in jitsuyou. It seems to be the more common form. Google N-gram Corpus Counts ╭─ーーーーーーーー─┬────╮ │ 朽ち縄に怖じる │ 59 │ │ 朽縄に怖じる │ 0 │ │ 朽ち縄におじる │ 0 │ │ 朽縄におじる │ 0 │ │ くちなわに怖じる │ 0 │ │ くちなわにおじる │ 0 │ ╰─ーーーーーーーー─┴────╯ |
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4. | A 2023-02-14 02:32:44 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | I guess so. It's on kotozawa lists. |
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Diff: | @@ -28,0 +29 @@ +<misc>&proverb;</misc> |
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3. | A* 2023-02-14 00:20:16 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | The first form is in daijs. Maybe the rest can be hidden. |
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Diff: | @@ -8,0 +9 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> @@ -11,0 +13 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> @@ -14,0 +17 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> @@ -17,0 +21 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> @@ -23,0 +28 @@ +<pos>&v1;</pos> |
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2. | A 2013-03-26 05:20:38 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
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