見過鬼怕黑 [见过－－－]

Jyutping gin3 gwo3 gwai2 paa3 haak1
Pinyin jiàn guò guǐ pà hēi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    某件事​衰過​一次​，​得到​教訓​，​就​唔​敢​再​做​，​避免​重覆​犯錯
    once bitten, twice shy; literally 'having seen a ghost, one dreads darkness'
    • 上次喺度食魚生屙到七彩，見過鬼仲唔怕黑咩，仲敢再食？
      上次喺度食鱼生屙到七彩，见过鬼仲唔怕黑咩，仲敢再食？
      soeng6 ci3 hai2 dou6 sik6 jyu4 saang1 o1 dou3 cat1 coi2, gin3 gwo3 gwai2 zung6 m4 paa3 hak1 me1, zung6 gam2 zoi3 sik6?
      I got terrible diarrhoea after we had sashimi here last time. I've learned my lesson - there's no way I'm gonna order sashimi anymore.

見過鬼怕黑 [见过－－－]

Jyutping gin3 gwo3 gwai2 paa3 hak1
Pinyin jiàn guò guǐ pà hēi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. once bitten, twice shy (slang)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    某件事​衰過​一次​，​得到​教訓​，​就​唔​敢​再​做​，​避免​重覆​犯錯
    once bitten, twice shy; literally 'having seen a ghost, one dreads darkness'
    • 上次喺度食魚生屙到七彩，見過鬼仲唔怕黑咩，仲敢再食？
      上次喺度食鱼生屙到七彩，见过鬼仲唔怕黑咩，仲敢再食？
      soeng6 ci3 hai2 dou6 sik6 jyu4 saang1 o1 dou3 cat1 coi2, gin3 gwo3 gwai2 zung6 m4 paa3 hak1 me1, zung6 gam2 zoi3 sik6?
      I got terrible diarrhoea after we had sashimi here last time. I've learned my lesson - there's no way I'm gonna order sashimi anymore.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 一朝被蛇咬
  2. 十年怕井繩 – 十年怕井绳