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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

Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
智: zhì · wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
堑: qiàn · moat, trench, pit, cavity
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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