Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

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

  1. 1lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
  2. 2learn from past mistake
  3. 3once bitten twice shy

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