fù​chē​zhī​jiè

lesson from failure

  • created reference approved 覆车之戒/覆車之戒 → 前车之鉴/前車之鑒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    覆车之戒 / 覆車之戒 fù​chē​zhī​jiè

    前车之鉴 / 前車之鑒 qián​chē​zhī​jiàn

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 覆车之戒/覆車之戒 → 前车之覆/前車之覆 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    覆车之戒 / 覆車之戒 fù​chē​zhī​jiè

    前车之覆 / 前車之覆 qián​chē​zhī​fù

    see

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  • created sense approved 覆车之戒/覆車之戒 · fù​chē​zhī​jiè · lesson from failure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    覆车之戒 / 覆車之戒

    fù​chē​zhī​jiè

    lesson from failure

    A lesson or warning drawn from another's mistake; refers to the caution gained by observing a previous person's failure.

    覆车 (literal) → 覆车/覆車 · fù​chē · ruined matter 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 戒 (literal) → 戒 · jiè · to warn

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