以史為鑒 [－－为鉴]

Jyutping ji5 si2 wai4 gaam3
Pinyin yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to take history as a mirror; to draw lessons from history; to look to the past for guidance; to learn from history

以史為鑒 [－－为鉴]

Jyutping
Pinyin yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to learn from history (idiom)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们要以史为鉴。
    我們要以史為鑒。
    wǒ men yào yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn 。
    • We should learn from history.