粵

三saam1折zit3肱gwang1為wai4良loeng4醫ji1

simp三折肱为良医
saam1 zit3 gwang1 wai4 loeng4 ji1inferredsān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī

English

  1. (lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)
  2. (fig.) experience is a good teacher

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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