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English

1. lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)
2. fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past
3. to repeat a disastrous mistake
4. to repeat the same mistakeunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 唔識汲取教訓，而犯同一類嘅錯誤，就好似行返反過車嘅舊路unreviewed?

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

• unreviewed?

  成功戒毒嘅人，如果唔下決心自制，仍然有機會重蹈覆轍。

  If those who quit drugs can't make up their mind to restrain themselves, they may repeat their mistake.