蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる

蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる蛇に噛まれて朽縄に怖じる蛇に噛まれて朽縄におじる

[hebinikamaretekuchinawaniojiru]

Definitions

1.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb

once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)