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惩前毖后
chéng​qián​bì​hòu

learn from the past

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
惩前毖后 (懲前毖後) chéng​qián​bì​hòu
learn from the past idiom
to learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones; to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them from happening again

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