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 | ||
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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)+
- 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
(deprecated template usage) 前車之鑑
- previous experience of failure that serves as a lesson for oneself or others