悔過自新

Chinese

		to repent; to regret	to make a fresh start
trad. (悔過自新)		悔過	自新
simp. (悔过自新)		悔过	自新

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huǐguòzìxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui³ gwo³ zi⁶ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huǐguòzìxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huěiguòzìhsin
    • Wade–Giles: hui³-kuo⁴-tzŭ⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: hwěi-gwò-dz̀-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoeiguohtzyhshin
    • Palladius: хуэйгоцзысинь (xuejgoczysinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui³ gwo³ zi⁶ san¹
    • Yale: fui gwo jih sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui³ gwo³ dzi⁶ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui³ guo³ ji⁶ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯³³ kʷɔː³³ t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

悔過自新

1. to turn over a new leaf

Synonyms

• 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)
• 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)