前車之鑑

前車之鑑

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe	's; him/her/it; this	example; mirror; to view
trad. (前車之鑑/前車之鑒)		前	車	之	鑑/鑒
simp. (前车之鉴)		前	车	之	鉴
Literally: “the warning taken from the overturned cart ahead”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánjūzhījiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ geoi¹ zi¹ gaam³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiánjūzhījiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanjiujyjiann
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ geoi¹ zi¹ gaam³
    • Yale: chìhn gēui jī gaam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ goey¹ dzi¹ gaam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gêu¹ ji¹ gam³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ käːm³³/

Idiom

前車之鑑

1. previous experience of failure that serves as a lesson for oneself or others

Related terms

• 前車可鑑／前车可鉴 (qiánjūkějiàn)
• 前車覆，後車戒／前车覆，后车戒