前車可鑑

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	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	example; mirror; to view
trad. (前車可鑑/前車可鑒)		前	車	可	鑑/鑒
simp. (前车可鉴)		前	车	可	鉴
Literally: “the overturned cart ahead can serve as a lesson”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánjūkějiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ geoi¹ ho² gaam³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánjūkějiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanjiukeejiann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ geoi¹ ho² gaam³
  - Yale: chìhn gēui hó gaam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ goey¹ ho² gaam³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gêu¹ ho² gam³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ käːm³³/

Idiom

前車可鑑

previous experience of failure can serve as a lesson for oneself or others

Related terms

前車之鑑／前车之鉴 (qiánjūzhījiàn)
前車覆，後車戒／前车覆，后车戒

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