痛定思痛

tòng dìng sī tòng

Dictionary entry

to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)

What does 痛定思痛 mean?

痛定思痛 (tòng dìng sī tòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)

2to ponder about a painful experience

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痛tòngache · pain 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite · to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)思sīto think · to consider

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