吃一堑，长一智

chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

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

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Child Words of 吃一堑，长一智

• 一 一 yī: one
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief
• 堑 堑 qiàn: moat around a city
• 智 智 zhì: (literary) wise; wisdom