吃一堑，长一智吃一塹，長一智

chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

Meaning

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

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吃chīto eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear口乞一yīone; a, an; alone 堑qiànmoat, pit, trench; cavity斩土长zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in一智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence知日