前车之鉴
phrase C2- (lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
- (fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures
Other readings
- qián chē zhī jiànvariant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4]
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