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前車之鑒

简前车之鉴 · 繁前車之鑒

Mandarin · pinyin qián chē zhī jiàn

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
鑒: Look up this written character
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
鉴: jiàn · mirror, looking glass; reflect

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2–1–1–4 · qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

cin4 ce1 zi1 gaam3

Cantonese word readings for 前車之鑒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

cin4 ce1 zi1 gaam3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) previous experience of failure that serves as a lesson for oneself or others