前車之覆,後車之鑒
qiánchēzhīfù,hòuchēzhījiàn
ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Simplified 前车之覆,后车之鉴
- 1lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
- 2learn from past mistake
- 3once bitten twice shy