见过鬼怕黑 見過鬼怕黑 見過鬼怕黑

having seen a ghost, one fears the dark

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Once hurt by something, a person fears anything similar. Like 'once bitten, twice shy'.
Simplified
见过鬼怕黑
Traditional (Taiwan)
見過鬼怕黑
Pinyin
jiànguo guǐ pà hēi
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄟ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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