长一智 meaning in English
a fall into the pit a gain in your wit
by falling we learn to go safely
Examples
- The divorce left him a sadder but a wiser man .
他离婚是吃一堑长一智。 - A man must become wise at his own experience
经一事要长一智。 /吃一堑，长一智。 - The divorce left him a sadder but a wiser man
他离婚是吃一堑长一智 - You live and learn - it would have been cheaper to buy a new one
吃一堑，长一智? ?还不如买台新的便宜！ - Experience is what a man does with what happens to him
经验是一个人处理他所遭遇过的经历。经一事，长一智。