前車可鑒

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánchēkějiàn, qiánjūkějiàn

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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ geoi¹ ho² gaam³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánchēkějiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánchekějiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻê¹-kʻo³-chien⁴
    • Yale: chyán-chē-kě-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchekeejiann
    • Palladius: цяньчэкэцзянь (cjanʹčɛkɛczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánjūkějiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánjyukějiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chü¹-kʻo³-chien⁴
    • Yale: chyán-jyū-kě-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanjiukeejiann
    • Palladius: цяньцзюйкэцзянь (cjanʹczjujkɛczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ geoi¹ ho² gaam³
    • Yale: chìhn gēui hó gaam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ goey¹ ho² gaam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gêu¹ ho² gam³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ kaːm³³/

Idiom

前車可鑒

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

Related terms

• 前車之鑒／前车之鉴 (qiánchēzhījiàn)
• 前車覆，後車戒／前车覆，后车戒 (qián chē fù, hòu chē jiè)