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痛定思痛

tòng dìng sī tòng
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  2. 2. to ponder about a painful experience

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Child Words of 痛定思痛

定
dìng

to set

痛
tòng

ache

思
sī

to think