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As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á nzh é K ě Ji à n, which means to refer to the previous failure, which can be used as a lesson for the future. From the book of correspondence with Shi.
The idiom comes from the book of correspondence with Shi written by Chen Liang of Song Dynasty: "only when my brother encourages me, I will not lose the hope of my friends. I can learn from the past."
Chinese PinYin : qián zhé kě jiàn
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birds paying homage to the phoenix. bǎi niǎo cháo fèng
play the flageolet , begging for food -- ask alms by playing an instrument. chuī xiāo qǐ shí