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前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
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Definitions
- 1. lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
- 2. learn from past mistake
- 3. once bitten twice shy