Word Meaning 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
hebi ni kamaretekuchinawa ni ojiru
蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる is read as へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる (hebi ni kamaretekuchinawa ni ojiru) and means once bitten twice shy.
Meaning
English
- 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)
Reading
Kana
へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる
Romaji
hebi ni kamaretekuchinawa ni ojiru