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<entry> <ent_seq>2842888</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>殷鑑遠からず</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>いんかんとおからず</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <s_inf>from Confucius: "the model for the Yin dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Xia dynasty)"</s_inf> <gloss>lessons from history are not far to seek</gloss> </sense> </entry>