上一次当，学一次乖

Traditional form:

上一次當，學一次乖

Pinyin (reading):

shàngyīcìdàng,xuéyīcìguāi

Definitions:

• to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
• once bitten, twice shy

Characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 次 - order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 学 - learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 次 - order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
• 乖 - obedient, well-behaved; clever

Traditional characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 次 - order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 學 - learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 次 - order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
• 乖 - obedient, well-behaved; clever