吃一堑,长一智

chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

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

chī

variant of 吃[chi1]

one

qiàn

(bound form) moat; chasm

,

zhǎng

chief

one

zhì

(literary) wise; wisdom