吃一堑，长一智

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释义

堑壕沟，比喻困难、挫折。受一次挫折，增长一分见识。

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

明·王阳明《与薛尚谦书》经一蹶者长一智，今日之失，未必不为后日之得。