改邪歸正

See also: 改邪归正

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious	to return to the right way
trad. (改邪歸正)		改	邪	歸正
simp. (改邪归正)		改	邪	归正
Literally: “to give up (one's) evil and return to good”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎixiéguīzhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² ce⁴ gwai¹ zing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎixiéguīzhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎisiégueijhèng
  - Wade–Giles: kai³-hsieh²-kuei¹-chêng⁴
  - Yale: gǎi-syé-gwēi-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeshyegueijenq
  - Palladius: гайсегуйчжэн (gajsegujčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi² ce⁴ gwai¹ zing³
  - Yale: gói chèh gwāi jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi² tse⁴ gwai¹ dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi² cé⁴ guei¹ jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

Idiom

改邪歸正

to reform; to rehabilitate; to turn over a new leaf; to stop committing evil acts and stay on the straight and narrow

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
改過自新／改过自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn)
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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (改邪歸正):

→ Vietnamese: cải tà quy chính (改邪歸正)

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