Learn from the past and learn from the future
Learning from the past and learning from the future, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji à nqi á Nb à h à u, which means to draw lessons from past mistakes and be cautious in the future to avoid repeating them. It comes from Yan Rufu's "three provinces border defense tour · art and literature · Lao Lin Shuo" in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
The origin of Idioms
"Learning from the past and learning from the future, we should raise funds through the three provinces, in order to make a breakthrough and build a long-term and stable government."
Idiom explanation
It refers to drawing lessons from past mistakes, and then acting cautiously to avoid repeating them.
Learn from the past and learn from the future
harm the country and bring calamities on the people - dù guó yāng mín
deduce simplicity into complexity - yǐ jiǎn yù fán
A snake wants to swallow an elephant - shé yù tūn xiàng