後車之鑒

hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3

lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart · fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor · learn from past mistake

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
  2. fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
  3. learn from past mistake
  4. once bitten twice shy

Written Forms

後車之鑒Traditional · Main Form
后车之鉴Alternate Form

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