ঘর পোড়া গরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায়

Bengali

Proverb

ঘর পোড়া গরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায় • (ghôr poṛa gôru śĩdure megh dekhe ḍôraẏ)

once bitten, twice shy, a burnt child dreads the fire, a scolded dog fears cold water
ঘর পোড়া গরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায়
ghôr poṛa gôru śĩdure megh dekhe ḍôraẏ
A cow that has the experience of a conflagration dreads red clouds (in the evening sky)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “ডর” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

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