前車覆，後車戒

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	to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe	swear off; warn against
trad. (前車覆，後車戒)		前	車	覆	，	後	車	戒
simp. (前车覆，后车戒)		前	车	覆	，	后	车	戒
Literally: “the carts to come should be alerted by the overturned cart ahead”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qián chē fù, hòu chē jiè, qián jū fù, hòu jū jiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄈㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄐㄧㄝˋ, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄈㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ geoi¹ fuk¹, hau⁶ geoi¹ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qián chē fù, hòu chē jiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄈㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cián che fù, hòu che jiè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien² chʻê¹ fu⁴, hou⁴ chʻê¹ chieh⁴
    • Yale: chyán chē fù-, hòu chē jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan che fuh, how che jieh
    • Palladius: цянь чэ фу, хоу чэ цзе (cjanʹ čɛ fu, xou čɛ cze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qián jū fù, hòu jū jiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ ㄈㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cián jyu fù, hòu jyu jiè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien² chü¹ fu⁴, hou⁴ chü¹ chieh⁴
    • Yale: chyán jyū fù-, hòu jyū jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan jiu fuh, how jiu jieh
    • Palladius: цянь цзюй фу, хоу цзюй цзе (cjanʹ czjuj fu, xou czjuj cze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ geoi¹ fuk¹, hau⁶ geoi¹ gaai³
    • Yale: chìhn gēui fūk, hauh gēui gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ goey¹ fuk⁷, hau⁶ goey¹ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gêu¹ fug¹, heo⁶ gêu¹ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵ hɐu̯²² kɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/

Proverb

前車覆，後車戒

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

Related terms

• 前車可鑒／前车可鉴 (qiánchēkějiàn)
• 前車之鑒／前车之鉴 (qiánchēzhījiàn)
• 經一事，長一智／经一事，长一智