Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「蹈其覆轍」, explained here.
We’re presenting the idiom 「蹈其覆轍」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
踏: to step on; 覆: to turn over; 舵: the track of a vehicle, referring to the road. Retrace the path that others have taken. A metaphor for not learning lessons and repeating the mistakes made by others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǎo qí fù zhé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dou6 kei4 fuk1 chit3
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
