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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-ea7f6ee643b46da4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
前車之鑑 前车之鉴 [qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4] /(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)/(fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-34c9023ecd7c8c1a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
前車之鑒 前车之鉴 [qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4] /variant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4]/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 前車之鑑 / 前車之鑒
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.