吃一塹，長一智

hek3 jat1 cim3 ，zoeng2 jat1 zi3

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

吃一塹，長一智Traditional · Main Form
吃一堑，长一智Alternate Form

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