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a rope ladder
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
reins
tightrope walking
to jump rope; to skip / a skipping rope; a jump rope
cord; string; rope / CL: 條|条
HSK 7-9
Okinawa prefecture, Japan
to punish according to the law / to bring to justice
hawser / steel rope
yardstick / fig. criterion / ground rule
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom) / fig. people who are in it together for better or worse / people who will sink or swim together
to twist (strands) together to form a rope / (fig.) to unite; to work together
string / twine / cord
a noose
noose / harness
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria
hamstring (anatomy)
string to tie hair
knot
lanyard
Okinawa Island
a lasso
the Okinawa archipelago
tow rope
lit. carpenter's straight line marker / same as 墨斗 / fig. rules / rules and regulations
rope of palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber)
Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
rope for drawing water from a well
cable / hawser / mooring rope
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria
rope
sling
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *繩* | 繩* | *繩
rope / CL:
clothesline
clothesline
Okinawa, Japan
cotton rope; cord


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