cải tà quy chính

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 改邪歸正.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˩ taː˨˩ kwi˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˨ taː˦˩ kwɪj˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ taː˨˩ wɪj˧˧ cɨn˦˥]

Verb

cải tà quy chính

(idiomatic) to switch from sin to the right path; to mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf

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