tòng​dìng​sī​tòng

to learn from a painful lesson

痛定思痛 tòng​dìng​sī​tòng
to learn from a painful lesson
(idiom) to ponder a past painful experience after the initial shock or pain has subsided, so as to draw lessons from it or avoid future mistakes

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