[qián chē zhī fù, hòu chē zhī jiàn, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ, ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 前车之覆，后车之鉴 / 前車之覆，後車之鑒] lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (成语 saw); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one’s predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy [Add to Longdo]