gato escaldado del agua fría huye

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “a scalded cat runs away from cold water”

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʝe/ [ˌɡa.t̪o es.kal̪ˌd̪a.ð̞o ð̞el ˌa.ɣ̞wa ˌfɾi.a ˈu.ʝe]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʃe/ [ˌɡa.t̪o es.kal̪ˌd̪a.ð̞o ð̞el ˌa.ɣ̞wa ˌfɾi.a ˈu.ʃe]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʒe/ [ˌɡa.t̪o es.kal̪ˌd̪a.ð̞o ð̞el ˌa.ɣ̞wa ˌfɾi.a ˈu.ʒe]

  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Syllabification: ga‧to es‧cal‧da‧do del a‧gua frí‧a hu‧ye

Proverb

gato escaldado del agua fría huye

  1. once bitten, twice shy
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