粵

借ze3鑒gaam3

simp借鉴
ze3 gaam3jiè jiàn

English

  1. to draw on (others' experience)
  2. to learn from (how others do things)
  3. lesson to be learned (by observing others)
  4. to reflect on others' experiences; to learn from others' success and failures

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 從其他人嘅經驗、教訓中學習,或者用嚟提醒自己

Examples

  • 借古鑒今

    to borrow experience from the past so as to do better in the future

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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