qián​chē​zhī​jiàn

lesson from previous failures

Senses

前车之鉴/ 前車之鑒 qián​chē​zhī​jiàn (also qián​jū​zhī​jiàn) variants: 前車之鑑 lesson from previous failures

(idiom) a warning or lesson drawn from observing previous mistakes or failures; literally "the overturned cart ahead serves as a mirror"

References

variant 前车之鉴/前車之鑑 前车之鉴/前車之鑒