痛定思痛
Traditional form:
痛定思痛
Pinyin (reading):
tòngdìngsītòng
Definitions:
- to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
- to ponder about a painful experience
Characters:
- 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
- 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
- 思 - to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
- 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
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