Chinese–English
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì · bu jing yi shi , bu zhang yi zhi
Traditional 不經一事，不長一智
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
- fig. wisdom only comes with experience
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