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后车之鉴
hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn

lesson from the past

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后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn
lesson from the past
literally meaning a warning to the following cart; drawing a lesson from the failure of those who came before or learning from past mistakes to avoid repeating them

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  • 前车之鉴 qián​chē​zhī​jiàn