jan1 gaam3 bat1 jyun5殷鑒不遠殷鉴不远
Jyutpingjan1 gaam3 bat1 jyun5
Yaleyān gam bāt yyúnh

Definition

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

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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一遞一聲一递一声
jat1 dai6 jat1 sing1(of singers etc) one answering the other
日南郡
jat6 naam4 gwan6Han dynasty province in Vietnam
有頭有面有头有面
jau5 tau4 jau5 min2describes a person who is rich or famous (with a reputation)
入門入门
jap6 mun4entrance door; to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject);...
一壁
jat1 bik1at the same time; simultaneously; while
隱居隐居
jan2 geoi1to live in seclusion
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