not to be taken as a model or rule; not to be followed
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
not to be taken as a model or rule; not worth following; not a good precedent
formalUsed to indicate that a certain behavior, method, or example should not be regarded as a standard or be emulated.
Tā他
ǒu偶
ěr尔
de的
chéng成
gōng功
shì是
yóu由
yú于
yùn运
qì气
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
jīng经
yàn验
bù不
zú足
wéi为
xùn训
。
His occasional success was due to luck; this kind of experience should not be taken as a model.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
tóu投
jī机
qǔ取
qiǎo巧
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
bù不
zú足
wéi为
xùn训
。
This kind of opportunistic approach is not worth following.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
xiē些
tè特
lì例
，
dàn但
duì对
pǔ普
tōng通
rén人
lái来
shuō说
bù不
zú足
wéi为
xùn训
。
There are some special cases in history, but for ordinary people, they are not to be taken as rules.