the track of an overturned cart; past mistakes
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the track of an overturned cart; past mistakes that should be avoided
literaryLiterary term often used in the idiom 重蹈覆辙 (to repeat the same mistakes). Refers literally to the ruts left by an overturned carriage, metaphorically warning against repeating previous errors.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
xī吸
qǔ取
jiào教
xùn训
，
bì避
miǎn免
chóng重
dǎo蹈
fù覆
zhé辙
。
We should learn from this lesson and avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Lì历
shǐ史
de的
fù覆
zhé辙
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
men们
，
zhuān专
zhì制
zhì制
dù度
bì必
rán然
dǎo导
zhì致
fǔ腐
bài败
。
The mistakes of history tell us that authoritarian systems inevitably lead to corruption.
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Qián前
rén人
de的
fù覆
zhé辙
，
hòu后
rén人
yīng应
gāi该
yǐn引
yǐ以
wéi为
jiàn鉴
。
The failures of our predecessors should serve as a warning to later generations.