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多一事長一智 (do1 jat1 si6 zoeng2 jat1 zi3) — to learn or be wiser from mistakes or experience in Cantonese

doˉ¹多jatˉ¹一siˍ₆事zoengˊ²長jatˉ¹一zi˗₃智
简 多一事长一智
Mandarin Pinyin: duo1 yi1 shi4 zhang3 yi1 zhi4

Meaning of 多一事長一智

nounto learn or be wiser from mistakes or experience

Characters in 多一事長一智

多do1
much better; much more; far more
一jat1
one; a; an; the
事si6
be engaged in; go in for
長coeng4
(of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短
智zi3
wisdom; resourcefulness; wit

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