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

to learn from past mistakes

  • created sense approved 前车之覆，后车之鉴/前車之覆，後車之鑒 · qián​chē​zhī​fù​hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn · to learn from past mistakes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前车之覆，后车之鉴 / 前車之覆，後車之鑒

    qián​chē​zhī​fù​hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn

    to learn from past mistakes

    lit. the cart in front overturns, providing a warning to the cart behind; fig. to draw lessons from the failures of those who came before or from one's own past mistakes

    前车之覆 (literal) → 前车之覆/前車之覆 · qián​chē​zhī​fù · previous failure ， (non_chinese) 后车之鉴 (literal) → 后车之鉴/後車之鑒 · hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn · lesson from the past

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