負荊請罪

Chinese

		to proffer a birch and ask for a whipping -- to offer a modest apology	to admit one's error and ask for punishment; to apologize
trad. (負荊請罪/負荆請罪)		負荊/負荆	請罪
simp. (负荆请罪)		负荆	请罪
Literally: “to bring a bramble and ask for punishment”.

Etymology

From the story of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fùjīngqǐngzuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu⁶ ging¹ cing² zeoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fùjīngqǐngzuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fùjingcǐngzuèi
    • Wade–Giles: fu⁴-ching¹-chʻing³-tsui⁴
    • Yale: fù-jīng-chǐng-dzwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhjingchiingtzuey
    • Palladius: фуцзинцинцзуй (fuczincinczuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu⁶ ging¹ cing² zeoi⁶
    • Yale: fuh gīng chíng jeuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu⁶ ging¹ tsing² dzoey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu⁶ ging¹ qing² zêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

Idiom

負荊請罪

1. to offer someone a humble apology, requesting punishment and forgiveness