摔了个跟头,拾了个明白 摔了個跟頭,拾了個明白 摔了個跟頭,拾了個明白

took a tumble, picked up some understanding

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
A setback teaches you something. Said consolingly or reflectively. Close to "you learn from your mistakes".
Simplified
摔了个跟头,拾了个明白
Traditional (Taiwan)
摔了個跟頭,拾了個明白
Pinyin
shuāile ge gēntou, shíle ge míngbai
Pinyin (Taiwan)
shuāile gè gēntou, shíle gè míngbai
Bopomofo
ㄕㄨㄞ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄣ ˙ㄊㄡ,ㄕˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄍㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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