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

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

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)

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