前事不忘，後事之師

前事不忘，後事之師

Chinese

		what had happened; the previous matter	not; no	to forget; to overlook; to neglect		aftermath; future events; successor	's; him/her/it; this	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (前事不忘，後事之師)		前事	不	忘	，	後事	之	師
simp. (前事不忘，后事之师)		前事	不	忘	，	后事	之	师

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánshì bù wàng, hòushì zhī shī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ, ㄏㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄕ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiánshì bù wàng, hòushì zhī shī [Phonetic: qiánshì bú wàng, hòushì zhī shī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ, ㄏㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshyh bu wanq, howshyh jy shy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánshìh bù wàng, hòushìh jhih shih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Idiom

前事不忘，後事之師

1. don't forget past events as they can guide you in future​; benefit from past experience