鉴戒
鉴戒
jiàn jiè
lesson from events of the past; warning
Traditional: 鑒戒
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- lesson from events of the past
- warning
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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
→后车之鉴(hòu chē zhī jiàn)· lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
→前事(qián shì)· past events
→前事不忘，后事之师(qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī)· don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
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