改惡從善

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	good
trad. (改惡從善)		改	惡	從	善
simp. (改恶从善)		改	恶	从	善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎi'ècóngshàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² ok³ cung⁴ sin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎi'ècóngshàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎi-ècóngshàn
  - Wade–Giles: kai³-o⁴-tsʻung²-shan⁴
  - Yale: gǎi-è-tsúng-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeehtsorngshann
  - Palladius: гайэцуншань (gajɛcunšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi² ok³ cung⁴ sin⁶
  - Yale: gói ok chùhng sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi² ok⁸ tsung⁴ sin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi² og³ cung⁴ xin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/

Idiom

改惡從善

to stop doing evil and be a good person; to turn over a new leaf

Synonyms

悔過自新／悔过自新 (huǐguòzìxīn)
改正錯誤／改正错误 (gǎizhèng cuòwù)
改行自新
改過自新／改过自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn)
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)

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