Take a cut and learn

Take a cut and learn

It's a Chinese idiom that when a stonecutter grinds a stone, the stone embryo takes a bit, and the stone embryo grows a tooth. That is to say, once you get a setback, you will get a lesson and increase your intelligence. It's a lesson learned from failure.

It is said in Wang Yangming's book with Xue Shangqian that "after a setback, one will gain wisdom. Today's loss may not be the gain of the future."

interpretation

This word originally means that when a stonecutter grinds a stone, the stone embryo will have a long tooth. Trench: ditch, a metaphor for difficulties and setbacks. Wisdom: wisdom, insight. Take a cut: it means to be taught a lesson in a ditch. One setback, one lesson, one talent. It's a lesson learned from failure.

source

Wang Shouren's book with Xue Shangqian in the Ming Dynasty says, "a person who has suffered a setback will gain wisdom. Today's loss may not be the gain of the future."

words whose meaning is similar

Failure is the mother of success

grammar

It is used to sum up experiences and lessons and tell people not to make mistakes again and again.

Examples

If you suffer a loss, you will have a long memory.

english

Wisdomcomesbysuffering. Theburntchilddreadsfire. Afallinapit,againinyourwit Byfallingwelearntogosafely. Whatdoesn'tkillyoumakesyoustronger.

Analysis of Idioms

”Both "learn from experience and lessons" and "failure is the mother of success". However, "learn from a fall" focuses on drawing lessons from a certain kind of frustration or failure; "failure is the mother of success" generally refers to learning lessons from failure and turning failure into victory.