重蹈覆轍
chóngdǎofùzhé
ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ
Simplified 重蹈覆辙
- 1lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)
- 2fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past
- 3to repeat a disastrous mistake
Example
聽說湯姆不會重蹈覆轍了。
tīngshuō Tāngmǔ búhuì chóngdǎofùzhé le
I hear Tom won't do that again.