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前车覆,后车戒
qián​chē​fù​hòu​chē​jiè

learn from predecessors' mistakes

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前车覆,后车戒 前車覆,後車戒 qián​chē​fù​hòu​chē​jiè
learn from predecessors' mistakes
(idiom) the overturning of the cart in front is a warning for the cart behind; to take a lesson from the failures of those who came before

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  • 前车之鉴 qián​chē​zhī​jiàn