没碰过钉子不知道疼沒碰過釘子不知道疼沒碰過釘子不知道疼

if you've never hit a nail, you don't know it hurts

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People learn only through setbacks of their own. Said of someone who won't heed advice until he fails.

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Simplified: 没碰过钉子不知道疼
Traditional (Taiwan): 沒碰過釘子不知道疼
Pinyin: méi pèngguo dīngzi bù zhīdào téng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄥˋ ˙ㄍㄨㄛㄉㄧㄥ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄥˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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