hòu​chē​zhī​jiàn

lesson from the past

Senses

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

References

synonym 后车之鉴/後車之鑒 前车之鉴/前車之鑒