前車之鑑

Simplified: 前车之鉴

qiánchēzhījiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

    • a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)

      lit.

    • lesson learned from past mistakes or failures

      fig.

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