悔改

Chinese

		regret	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
simp. and trad. (悔改)		悔	改
anagram		改悔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huǐgǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui³ goi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fí-kói
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hóe-kái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huǐgǎi [Phonetic: huígǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huěigǎi
    • Wade–Giles: hui³-kai³
    • Yale: hwěi-gǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoeigae
    • Palladius: хуэйгай (xuejgaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui³ goi²
    • Yale: fui gói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui³ goi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui³ goi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯³³ kɔːi̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fí-kói
    • Hakka Romanization System: fi^ˋ goi^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fi³ goi³
    • Sinological IPA: /fi³¹ koi̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-kái
    • Tâi-lô: hué-kái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoefkae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: xwojX|xwojH kojX

Rime
Character	悔	悔	改
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	曉 (32)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	灰 (42)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	呼罪切	荒内切	古亥切
Baxter	xwojX	xwojH	kojX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/huʌiX/	/huʌiH/	/kʌiX/
Pan Wuyun	/huoiX/	/huoiH/	/kəiX/
Shao Rongfen	/xuɒiX/	/xuɒiH/	/kɒiX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwəjX/	/hwəjH/	/kəjX/
Li Rong	/xuᴀiX/	/xuᴀiH/	/kᴀiX/
Wang Li	/xuɒiX/	/xuɒiH/	/kɒiX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xuɑ̆iX/	/xuɑ̆iH/	/kɑ̆iX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huǐ	huì	gǎi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fui2	fui3	goi2

Verb

悔改

1. to repent and mend one's ways

   犯錯後還不知悔改 [MSC, trad.]
   犯错后还不知悔改 [MSC, simp.]

   fàncuò hòu hái bùzhī huǐgǎi [Pinyin]

   to not mend one's ways after making a mistake

Synonyms

• 改悔 (gǎihuǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (悔改):

• → Korean: 회개(悔改) (hoegae)
• → Vietnamese: hối cải (悔改)

See also

• 悔恨 (huǐhèn)
• 悔悟 (huǐwù)
• 悔過／悔过 (huǐguò)