chéng​qián​bì​hòu

to learn from past mistakes

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

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