created sense approved 吃一堑，长一智/吃一塹，長一智 · chīyīqiànzhǎngyīzhì · a fall in the pit, a gain in wits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吃一堑，长一智 / 吃一塹，長一智
chīyīqiànzhǎngyīzhì
a fall in the pit, a gain in wits
to gain wisdom from a setback; one learns from one's mistakes
吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to suffer 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 堑 (literal) → 堑/塹 · qiàn · chasm ， (non_chinese) 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · to increase 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise
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created sense approved 吃一堑，长一智/吃一塹，長一智 · chīyīqiànzhǎngyīzhì · to learn from mistakes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吃一堑，长一智 / 吃一塹，長一智
chīyīqiànzhǎngyīzhì
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.
chīyíqiànzhǎngyízhì
吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to suffer 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 堑 (literal) → 堑/塹 · qiàn · chasm ， (non_chinese) 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · to increase 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise
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