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殷いん鑑かん遠とおからず
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. lessons from history are not far to seek
from Confucius: "the model for the Yin dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Xia dynasty)"
Kanji used
殷
flourishing
鑑
expert opinion
遠
far
Used in: 1
Composed of
past example serving as a warning
soon; before long; in the near future