吃一堑，长一智

Traditional: 吃一塹，長一智

chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 吃一堑，长一智 mean?

吃一堑，长一智 (chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)一yīone · single 堑qiàn(bound form) moat; chasm 长chánglong · (bound form) length 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom

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How to pronounce 吃一堑，长一智

吃一堑，长一智

chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

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