不经一事，不长一智
bù​jīng​yī​shì​bù​zhǎng​yī​zhì

wisdom comes from experience

  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 经 經 jīng verbpreposition
    to pass through
    to pass through; to undergo; to experience
  3. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  4. 事 shì noun
    matter
    matter; affair; thing; event
  5. ， bù
    non-Chinese
  6. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  7. 长 長 zhǎng verb
    to increase
    to increase; to enhance; to augment
  8. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  9. 智 zhì nounadjective
    wisdom; wise
    wisdom; resourcefulness; intelligence; wit; wise; clever; having deep insight