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Meaning of 后车之鉴

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后 hòu 车 chē 之 zhī 鉴 jiàn (Trad.: 後車之鑒)
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; once bitten twice shy
Example Sentences
1
记住这一古老的行人
,
这是好的前车之覆
,
后车之鉴
。
Keep in mind the old asying that it is good to learn at another man's cost.
2
但是
,
亚洲的新兴国家却能以前车之覆
,
作后车之鉴
,
制定政策
,
取得团结和进步
。
In sharp contrast, the newly developed countries of Asia achieved a measure of coherence and progress through policies that violated the conventional wisdom at the time.