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吃一堑，长一智

/ chī yī qiàn, cháng yī zhì /

Strokes

Definition

Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

Example

Definition

learn (sth) the hard way; experience teaches; learn from one's mistakes; know it to one's cost; wisdom grows out of experience; a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit