lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
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aforestated / stated above / the preceding statement
hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds?
not knowing what to do next / at a loose end
erhua variant of 前邊|前边[]
front part / front section
(anatomy) serratus anterior
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
prefrontal cortex (PFC)
former prime minister
precursor / pioneer
(chemistry, biology) precursor
alveolar nasal / consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge
see 一往無前|一往无前[]
to wipe away a humiliation (idiom)
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
(idiom) to set aside past grievances / to bear no grudge
regardless of what's before or after (idiom) / rushing blindly into sth
center forward (soccer position)
five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
(idiom) to forget previous differences / to bury the hatchet
until now / so far
see 勇往直前[]
to crawl forward
morning / a.m.
prehistoric man
prehistoric artifacts / ancient artifacts
right forward (soccer position)
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
each goes his own way (idiom) / each person has his own life to lead
ahead / formerly / in the past
before that / beforehand / previously
before then / up until that point
a lot worse than it used to be
three days ago
three years ago
major premise
(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
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