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前车之覆,后车之鉴
qián​chē​zhī​fù, hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn

cautionary lesson

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前车之覆,后车之鉴 (前車之覆,後車之鑒) qián​chē​zhī​fù, hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn
cautionary lesson
To draw lessons from the failures of one's predecessors or from past mistakes as a warning to avoid repeating them.

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