前車

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
trad. (前車)		前	車
simp. (前车)		前	车
anagram		車前／车前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánchē

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánchē
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánche
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻê¹
    • Yale: chyán-chē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanche
    • Palladius: цяньчэ (cjanʹčɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

Noun

前車

1. vehicle at the front
2. (figurative) previous experiences/lessons of a failure

   前車之鑒／前车之鉴  ―  qiánchēzhījiàn  ―  previous experience of failure that serves as a lesson for oneself or others

3. (nautical) bow thruster

Synonyms

• (bow thruster): 船首推進器／船首推进器