改過自新

See also: 改过自新

Chinese

		to correct; to fix	to make a fresh start
trad. (改過自新)		改過	自新
simp. (改过自新)		改过	自新

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎiguòzìxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² gwo³ zi⁶ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎiguòzìxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎiguòzìhsin
    • Wade–Giles: kai³-kuo⁴-tzŭ⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: gǎi-gwò-dz̀-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeguohtzyhshin
    • Palladius: гайгоцзысинь (gajgoczysinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² gwo³ zi⁶ san¹
    • Yale: gói gwo jih sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² gwo³ dzi⁶ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² guo³ ji⁶ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

改過自新

1. to turn over a new leaf

Synonyms

• 悔過自新／悔过自新 (huǐguòzìxīn)
• 改惡從善／改恶从善 (gǎi'ècóngshàn)
• 改正錯誤／改正错误 (gǎizhèng cuòwù)
• 改行自新
• 改邪歸正／改邪归正 (gǎixiéguīzhèng)
• 放下屠刀 (fàngxiàtúdāo)
• 棄暗投明／弃暗投明 (qì'àntóumíng)
• 棄舊圖新／弃旧图新 (qìjiùtúxīn)
• 洗心革面 (xǐxīngémiàn)
• 痛改前非 (tònggǎiqiánfēi)
• 重新做人 (chóngxīnzuòrén)
• 革面洗心 (gémiànxǐxīn)