前車之鑒
Chinese edit
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 edit
Idiom edit
前車之鑒
- previous experience of failure that serves as a lesson for oneself or others