重 蹈 覆 辙

chóng dǎo fù zhédictionary entry

lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake

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重蹈覆轍 重蹈覆辙 [chong2 dao3 fu4 zhe2] /lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)/fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past/to repeat a disastrous mistake/

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