殷鑒不遠 [－鉴－远]

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Pinyin yīn jiàn bù yuǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (idiom) the pernicious moral of predecessors is right here; the pernicious history is repeating
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    something has happened not long ago and should be taken as a warning or a lesson
    • 文革殷鑒不遠。
      文革殷鉴不远。
      wén gé yīn jiàn bù yuǎn ．
      The Cultural Revolution is not far past.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    文革殷鉴不远。
    文革殷鑒不遠。
    wén gé yīn jiàn bù yuǎn ．
    • The Cultural Revolution is not far past.