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)
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

  (Pinyin): qiánchēzhījiàn, qiánjūzhījiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ geoi¹ zi¹ gaam³

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• 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/
• 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/

Idiom

前車之鑒

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

Related terms

• 前車可鑒／前车可鉴 (qiánchēkějiàn)
• 前車覆，後車戒／前车覆，后车戒 (qián chē fù, hòu chē jiè)