見過鬼就怕黑 (gin3 gwo3 gwai2 zau6 paa3 hak1) — once bitten, twice shy in Cantonese
gin˗₃見gwo˗₃過gwaiˊ²鬼zauˍ₆就paa˗₃怕hakˉ¹黑简 见过鬼就怕黑
Mandarin Pinyin: jian4 guo4 gui3 jiu4 pa4 hei1
Meaning of 見過鬼就怕黑
nounonce bitten, twice shy
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