汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 吃一堑，长一智
吃一堑，长一智
(吃一塹，長一智)
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
堑 Trench is a metaphor for difficulty and frustration / Suffer a setback and gain insight
重蹈覆辙
受一次挫折，得一次教训，长一分才智没有经验不要紧，吃一堑，长一智嘛。
吃 chī 一 yī 堑 (塹) qiàn 长 (長) zhǎng/cháng 智 zhì
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