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) | ||
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| 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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
前車可鑒
- previous experience of failure can serve as a lesson for oneself or others