覆轍 [－辙]

Jyutping fuk1 cit3
Pinyin fù chè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    track of an overturned cart
  2. noun, figuratively
    disastrous policy; previous failure

覆轍 [－辙]

Jyutping fuk1 cit3
Pinyin fù zhé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the tracks of a cart that overturned
  2. (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    track of an overturned cart
  2. noun, figuratively
    disastrous policy; previous failure
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔识得向历史借镜嘅人注定要重蹈覆辙。
    唔識得向歷史借鏡嘅人注定要重蹈覆轍。
    m4 sik1 dak1 hoeng3 lik6 si2 ze3 geng3 ge3 jan4 zyu3 ding6 jiu3 cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3 。
    • Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    无视历史的人往往会重蹈覆辙。
    無視歷史的人往往會重蹈覆轍。
    wú shì lì shǐ de rén wǎng wǎng huì chóng dǎo fù zhé 。
    • People who ignore history tend to repeat it.
  2. Mandarin
    你一定要确保汤姆和玛丽不再重蹈覆辙了。
    你一定要確保湯姆和瑪麗不再重蹈覆轍了。
    nǐ yī dìng yào què bǎo tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì bù zài chóng dǎo fù zhé le 。
    • You have to make sure that Tom and Mary don't do that again.
  3. Mandarin
    听说汤姆不会重蹈覆辙了。
    聽説湯姆不會重蹈覆轍了。
    tīng shuō tāng mǔ bù huì chóng dǎo fù zhé le 。
    • I hear Tom won't do that again.
    • I hear that Tom won't do that again.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    重蹈覆辙
    重蹈覆轍
    • x
  2. Cantonese
    成功戒毒嘅人，如果唔下决心自制，仍然有机会重蹈覆辙。
    成功戒毒嘅人，如果唔下決心自制，仍然有機會重蹈覆轍。
    sing4 gung1 gaai3 duk6 ge3 jan4, jyu4 gwo2 m4 haa6 kyut3 sam1 zi6 zai3, jing4 jin4 jau5 gei1 wui6 cung3 dou6 fuk1 cit3.
    • If those who quit drugs can't make up their mind to restrain themselves, they may repeat their mistake.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我不过是怕啊，我怕我的孩子重蹈我的覆辙，我想我这一生稀里糊涂地做女人就够了，我的孩子不必了。
    我不過是怕啊，我怕我的孩子重蹈我的覆轍，我想我這一生稀裏糊塗地做女人就夠了，我的孩子不必了。
    wǒ bù guò shì pà a ， wǒ pà wǒ de hái zi chóng dǎo wǒ de fù zhé ， wǒ xiǎng wǒ zhè yī shēng xī li hú tú de zuò nǚ rén jiù gòu le ， wǒ de hái zi bù bì le ．
    • It's just that I'm afraid; I'm afraid that my child will repeat my mistakes. I think it's enough just for me to live a muddled life as a woman; my child does not have to.
  2. Mandarin
    拿破仑一世破坏法兰西共和，帝制自为，身败名辱。其犹子拿破仑三世，仍明目张胆，蹈其覆辙。
    拿破崙一世破壞法蘭西共和，帝制自為，身敗名辱。其猶子拿破崙三世，仍明目張膽，蹈其覆轍。
    ná pò lún yī shì pò huài fǎ lán xī gòng hé ， dì zhì zì wéi ， shēn bài míng rǔ ． qí yóu zǐ ná pò lún sān shì ， réng míng mù zhāng dǎn ， dǎo qí fù zhé ．
    • Napoleon I betrayed the French republic and crowned himself Emperor; he ended up defeated and disgraced. Yet his nephew, Napoleon III, still brazenly followed his footprints to the ruinous end.