Question

一朝被蛇咬、三年怕井绳[yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo sān nián pà jǐng shéng]1.■A man once bitten by a snake will for three years shy at a rope.; A burnt child dreads the fire.; He is so cowed that he sees a venomous viper in a harmless bit of rope.; Once bitten by a snake, one shies at a coiled rope for the next three years.; Once bitten, twice shy.; The scalded dog fears cold water.; When a man is bitten by a snake, he starts with fright at the sight of a grass rope for the next three years.