| 不经一事，不长一智 |
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì |
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 经 |
Jīng |
surname Jing |
| 经 |
jīng |
classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 经济 |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 事 |
shì |
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 智 |
zhì |
(literary) wise; wisdom |