以史为鉴
Traditional form:
以史為鑒
Pinyin (reading):
yǐshǐwéijiàn
Definitions:
- to learn from history (idiom)
Characters:
- 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
- 史 - history, chronicle, annals
- 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 鉴 - mirror, looking glass; to reflect
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