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吃一塹，長一智
简 吃一堑，长一智 · 繁 吃一塹，長一智Mandarin · pinyin chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
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- Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
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hek3 jat1 cim3 ，zoeng2 jat1 zi3
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