Vocabulary
へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる へびにかまれてくちなわにおじ蛇にかまれて朽縄におじるる

Meaning

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

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Component Analysis

蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる
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)
へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる
蛇
snake, serpent, hard drinker
へび, ジャ, ダ
虫
insect, bug, temper
むし, チュウ, キ
中
in, inside, middle...
なか, うち, チュウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン
它
other
へび, タ
宀
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン, メン
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
匕
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
さじ, ヒ
朽
decay, rot, remain in seclusion
く.ちる, キュウ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
丂
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
さまた.げられる, コウ
縄
straw rope, cord
なわ, ただ.す, ジョウ
糸
thread
いと, シ
电
( CDP-89BD )
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
电
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
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