经一失，长一智 — “A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit”

经一失，长一智 (jīng yī shī ， zhǎng yī zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit”.

经一失，长一智 is pronounced jīng yī shī ， zhǎng yī zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

Literally, 经一失，长一智 means “Experience one loss, grow one wisdom”. It is used to mean “a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit”.

经：经历；智：智慧，聪明。亲身经历了某件事情，就能增长关于这方面的知识