我吃一堑长一智
“I've learned my lesson.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
蒋诚像你 什么事都要打破砂锅问到底
“Jiang Cheng is like you— he has to get to the bottom of everything.”
我 吃一堑长一智
“I've learned my lesson.”
“I won't give you anything to use against me again.”
“You fooled me once, but I've learned my lesson and you won't catch me off guard again.”
The idiom reflects a cultural value placed on practical resilience and using painful lessons to strengthen one's defenses against adversaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit; learn from mistakes
A very common Chinese idiom used when reflecting on past setbacks that provided valuable practical wisdom.