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井绳

jǐng shéng

2-character word Traditional 井繩

What 井绳 means

1. rope for drawing water from a well

The characters in 井绳

• 井jǐnga well; neat; orderly
• 绳shéngrope

Example sentences

• 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
  Once bitten, twice shy.

Words containing 井绳

• 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope…
• 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéngsee 一朝被蛇咬，一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳