前車之鑒
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 example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror) | ||
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| trad. (前車之鑒/前車之鑑) | 前 | 車 | 之 | 鑒/鑑 | |
| simp. (前车之鉴) | 前 | 车 | 之 | 鉴 | |
| Literally: “the warning taken from the overturned cart ahead”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiánchēzhījiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánchejhihjiàn
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-chʻê1-chih1-chien4
- Yale: chyán-chē-jr̄-jyàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchejyjiann
- Palladius: цяньчэчжицзянь (cjanʹčɛčžiczjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiánjūzhījiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánjyujhihjiàn
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-chü1-chih1-chien4
- Yale: chyán-jyū-jr̄-jyàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanjiujyjiann
- Palladius: цяньцзюйчжицзянь (cjanʹczjujčžiczjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin4 geoi1 zi1 gaam3
- Yale: chìhn gēui jī gaam
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin4 goey1 dzi1 gaam3
- Guangdong Romanization: qin4 gêu1 ji1 gam3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
前車之鑒
- previous experience of failure that serves as a lesson for oneself or others