chī​yī​qiàn​zhǎng​yī​zhì

to learn from mistakes

Senses

吃一堑,长一智/ 吃一塹,長一智 chī​yī​qiàn​zhǎng​yī​zhì (also chī​yí​qiàn​zhǎng​yí​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.

吃一堑,长一智/ 吃一塹,長一智 chī​yī​qiàn​zhǎng​yī​zhì a fall in the pit, a gain in wits

to gain wisdom from a setback; one learns from one's mistakes

References

see 堑/塹 吃一堑,长一智/吃一塹,長一智