吃一塹,長一智

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eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
moat around a city
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
wisdom; knowledge
trad. (吃一塹,長一智)
simp. (吃一堑,长一智)

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Idiom

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吃一塹,長一智

  1. a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit; wisdom grows out of experience