Chéngzhǎng jiù huì chūchǒu, chūchǒu cái huì chéngzhǎng.
成 长 就 会 出丑, 出丑 才 会 成 长。
Making a fool of yourself is just part of your growing process. And only after that can you grow up.
–From “刘一秒 (Liú Yìmiǎo) Liu Yimiao,” one of the top cultural thinkers in China.
生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:
成长 (chéngzhǎng): n/v growth/to grow up
出丑 (chūchǒu): v to make a fool of oneself