| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 吃一堑，长一智 | 吃一塹，長一智 | chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì | chi1 yi1 qian4 , zhang3 yi1 zhi4 | Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes. | ||
| 2 | 地堑 | 地塹 | dì qiàn | di4 qian4 | trench, rift valley | ||
| 3 | 东非大地堑 | 東非大地塹 | dōng fēi dà dì qiàn | Dong1 Fei1 da4 di4 qian4 | Great East African rift valley | ||
| 4 | 路堑 | 路塹 | lù qiàn | lu4 qian4 | (civil engineering) cutting (for a railway or highway) | ||
| 5 | 堑 | 塹 | qiàn | qian4 | moat around a city | ||
| 6 | 深堑高垒 | 深塹高壘 | shēn qiàn gāo lěi | shen1 qian4 gao1 lei3 | strong defense works (idiom) | ||
| 7 | 天堑难渡 | 天塹難渡 | tiān qiàn nán dù | tian1 qian4 nan2 du4 | Natural barriers are insurmountable. (idiom) |
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