Chinese–English
吃一堑，长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì · chi yi qian , zhang yi zhi
Traditional 吃一塹，長一智
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
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