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經一事長一智
  ging1 jat1 si6 zoeng2 jat1 zi3   jyutping
  jing1 yi1 shi4 zhang3 yi1 zhi4   pinyin
wisdom comes from experience; you can't gain knowledge without practice; a fall in the pit, a gain in the wit

[literal] experience one incident, grow one wit
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Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
經一事長一智 / 经一事长一智

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Characters in this word:

 ging1  -  classic; pass through; stand; constant
 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 si6  -  matter; affair; job; work; accident
 coeng4 zoeng2  -  long; length; forte; grow; older; chief
 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 zi3  -  wisdom; clever
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