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.

    我们应当把这次失败作为前车之覆，后车之鉴，避免再次犯同样的错误。

    created sense