Chinese idioms like 「殷鑒不遠」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
The idiom 「殷鑒不遠」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Yin: refers to the late Shang Dynasty; Jian: mirror. It means that the descendants of the Shang Dynasty should take the demise of the Xia Dynasty as a warning. Later it generally refers to the lessons of predecessors being right in front of us.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yīn jiàn bù yuǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan1 gaam3 bat1 yun5
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