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痛定思痛
 
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tòng dìng sī tòng
  • to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  • to ponder about a painful experience

痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng

痛定思痛
1 语本唐.韩愈〈与李翶书〉:「今而思之,如痛定之人,思当痛之时,不知何能自处也。」指事后追思当时所遭的痛苦,而更加伤心。《隋唐演义.第九八回》:「到后来痛定思痛,凡身之所经,目之所睹,耳之所闻,无一不足以助其悲思。」

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