改邪歸正

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See also: 改邪归正

Chinese

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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) 歸正
simp. (改邪归正) 归正
Literally: “to give up (one's) evil and return to good”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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改邪歸正

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

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (改邪歸正):
  • Vietnamese: cải tà quy chính (改邪歸正)