warning taken from the overturned cart ahead
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ù ch ē zh ī Gu ǐ, meaning a lesson from failure. It comes from Chen Zhong's the source of Qing Dynasty theft.
Idiom usage
It's a wrong way to describe the lesson of failure and the order of youth. Sima Guang's Wushui Ji Wen (Volume 13)
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: lessons learned from mistakes
The origin of Idioms
In Chen Zhong's the source of Qing Dynasty theft, it is said that "it can be regarded as the most important caution, and the track of overturning the vehicle is not far away."
Idiom explanation
Track: rutting. It's a rollover. A metaphor for the lessons of failure.
warning taken from the overturned cart ahead
show respect to a ranking official - fù nǔ qián qū