前车之覆，后车之鉴
前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy
idiom
Traditional: 前車之覆，後車之鑒
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- (idiom) lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
- learn from past mistake
- once bitten twice shy
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Related Words
后车之鉴(hòu chē zhī jiàn)— lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
→上一次当，学一次乖(shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi)— to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
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