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前車之鑑

简前车之鉴 · 繁前車之鑑

Mandarin · pinyin qián chē zhī jiàn

(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
(fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
鉴: jiàn · mirror, looking glass; reflect

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2–1–1–4 · qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4

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cin4 geoi1 zi1 gaam3

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