懲前毖後
chéng​qián​bì​hòu

to learn from past mistakes

  • created sense approved 惩前毖后/懲前毖後 · chéng​qián​bì​hòu · to learn from past mistakes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惩前毖后 / 懲前毖後

    chéng​qián​bì​hòu

    to learn from past mistakes

    to learn from previous errors or failures to avoid repeating them in the future; to criticize past mistakes firmly to ensure they do not happen again

    惩 (literal) → 惩/懲 · chéng · to learn a lesson 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before 毖 (literal) → 毖 · bì · careful 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after

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