粵

覆fuk1轍cit3

simp覆辙
fuk1 cit3inferredfù zhé

English

  1. the tracks of a cart that overturned
  2. (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past

Examples

  • 唔識得向歷史借鏡嘅人注定要重蹈覆轍。

    Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 听说汤姆不会重蹈覆辙了。

    I hear Tom won't do that again.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 你一定要确保汤姆和玛丽不再重蹈覆辙了。

    You have to make sure that Tom and Mary don't do that again.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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