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jmdict 2842888 Active (id: 2216394)
殷鑑遠からず
いんかんとおからず
1. [exp] [proverb]
《from Confucius: "the model for the Yin dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Xia dynasty)"》
▶ lessons from history are not far to seek
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2842889 殷鑑【いんかん】 1. past example serving as a warning



History:
5. A 2022-12-20 03:48:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<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>
+<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>
4. A 2020-01-27 23:10:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Pity it's rather long.
3. A* 2020-01-25 18:35:21  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
oops
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<s_inf>from Confucius: "the model for the Yin Dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Shang Dynasty)"</s_inf>
+<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>
2. A* 2020-01-25 18:34:16  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daij
https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/dang
  Comments:
some kind of note on etymology might be warranted.  i was confused what 殷+鑑 meant
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<s_inf>from Confucius: "the model for the Yin Dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Shang Dynasty)"</s_inf>
1. A* 2020-01-25 14:23:19  Dine2019 <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr, daijs, nikk: https://kotobank.jp/word/殷鑑遠からず-437194

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