Lần trước bị đau, lần sau thì chừa

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Meaning · English

Learn from past mistakes to avoid similar situations

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

học hỏi từ sai lầm trong quá khứ để tránh tình huống tương tự

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Literally: Last time hurt, this time avoid

Examples

Anh ấy đã bị lừa lần trước, nên lần này thì chừaHe was cheated last time, so this time he avoided it

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lần trước bị đau, lần sau thì chừa” mean?

Learn from past mistakes to avoid similar situations Literally: Last time hurt, this time avoid

Is “Lần trước bị đau, lần sau thì chừa” formal or informal?

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