lesson from previous failures; warning from overturned cart
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lesson from the overturned cart; warning from previous failures; (same as 前车之鉴)
literaryLiterary idiom equivalent to 前车之鉴. Often used in formal writing to cite historical failures as warnings.
Lì历
shǐ史
de的
fù覆
chē车
zhī之
jiàn鉴
tí提
xǐng醒
wǒ我
men们
jǐn谨
shèn慎
xíng行
shì事
。
The historical lesson of past failures reminds us to act cautiously.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
bǎ把
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
dàng当
zuò作
fù覆
chē车
zhī之
jiàn鉴
，
bì避
miǎn免
chóng重
dǎo蹈
fù覆
zhé辙
。
We should treat this failure as a warning from past mistakes to avoid repeating the same errors.
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Qián前
rén人
de的
fù覆
chē车
zhī之
jiàn鉴
，
hòu后
rén人
bù不
kě可
bù不
chá察
。
The lessons from the failures of those who came before must not be ignored by those who follow.