前車の覆るは後車の戒め

ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめzenshanokutsugaeruhakoushanoimashime

expression

  1. learn wisdom from the follies of others
  2. learn from others' mistakes
  3. the toppling over of the cart in front serves as a warning for the cart behind

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences