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殷鑒不遠 (jan1 gaam3 bat1 jyun5) — (idiom) the pernicious moral of predecessors is right here; the pernicious history is repeating in Cantonese

janˉ¹殷gaam˗₃鑒batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠
简 殷鉴不远
Mandarin Pinyin: yin1 jian4 bu4 yuan3

Meaning of 殷鑒不遠

noun(idiom) the pernicious moral of predecessors is right here; the pernicious history is repeating

Example Sentences with 殷鑒不遠

janˉ¹殷gaan˗₃鑒batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠
Past mistakes are a close lesson.
gei˗₃記zyuˍ₆住laa1,啦，janˉ¹殷gaan˗₃鑒batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠。
Remember, past mistakes are a close lesson.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˍ₆上ci˗₃次gam˗₃咁seoi1,衰，janˉ¹殷gaan˗₃鑒batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠。
He was so bad last time, past mistakes are a close lesson.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，janˉ¹殷gaan˗₃鑒batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠。
Be careful, past mistakes are a close lesson.
niˉ¹呢ci˗₃次mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zoi˗₃再co3,錯，janˉ¹殷gaan˗₃鑒batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠。
Don't make the same mistake this time, past mistakes are a close lesson.
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Characters in 殷鑒不遠

殷jan1
abundant; substantial; prosperous
鑒gaam3
variant of 鑑
不bat1
not; no; un-
遠jyun5
by far; far and away; not anywhere near

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