吃一堑，长一智
chī​yī​qiàn​zhǎng​yī​zhì

to learn from mistakes

吃一堑，长一智 吃一塹，長一智 chī​yī​qiàn​zhǎng​yī​zhì
to learn from mistakes
Fall into a moat and you'll be wiser next time; an idiom meaning one gains knowledge and experience from suffering a setback or making a mistake.
a fall in the pit, a gain in wits
to gain wisdom from a setback; one learns from one's mistakes

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