痛定思痛 in English tong4 ding4 si1 tong4 Meaning

Meanings

• to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiomatic expression)
• to ponder about a painful experience

Pinyin

tong4 ding4 si1 tong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

痛tong4ache 定ding4to set 思si1to think 痛tong4ache