不经一事，不长一智

you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / wisdom only comes with experience

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

surname Jing

classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

length / long / forever / always / constantly

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

wisdom / knowledge

wise; wisdom