"改惡從善" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/, /kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/ Chinese transliterations: gǎi'ècóngshàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄞˇ ㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], goi² ok³ cung⁴ sin⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gǎi'ècóngshàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], gǎi-ècóngshàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kai³-o⁴-tsʻung²-shan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gǎi-è-tsúng-shàn [Mandarin, Yale], gaeehtsorngshann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гайэцуншань [Mandarin, Palladius], gajɛcunšanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], gói ok chùhng sihn [Cantonese, Yale], goi² ok⁸ tsung⁴ sin⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], goi² og³ cung⁴ xin⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 改惡從善
  1. to stop doing evil and be a good person; to turn over a new leaf Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-改惡從善-zh-phrase-TPa1SgJ8 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Synonyms: 悔過自新 (huǐguòzìxīn), 悔过自新 (huǐguòzìxīn), 改正錯誤 (gǎizhèng cuòwù), 改正错误 (gǎizhèng cuòwù), 改行自新, 改過自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn), 改过自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn), 改邪歸正 (gǎixiéguīzhèng), 改邪归正 (gǎixiéguīzhèng), 放下屠刀 (fàngxiàtúdāo), 棄暗投明 (qì'àntóumíng), 弃暗投明 (qì'àntóumíng), 棄舊圖新 (qìjiùtúxīn), 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)

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        "to stop doing evil and be a good person; to turn over a new leaf"
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          "good",
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          "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
          "word": "悔過自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
          "word": "悔过自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎizhèng cuòwù",
          "word": "改正錯誤"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎizhèng cuòwù",
          "word": "改正错误"
        },
        {
          "word": "改行自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎiguòzìxīn",
          "word": "改過自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎiguòzìxīn",
          "word": "改过自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎixiéguīzhèng",
          "word": "改邪歸正"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎixiéguīzhèng",
          "word": "改邪归正"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fàngxiàtúdāo",
          "word": "放下屠刀"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qì'àntóumíng",
          "word": "棄暗投明"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qì'àntóumíng",
          "word": "弃暗投明"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qìjiùtúxīn",
          "word": "棄舊圖新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qìjiùtúxīn",
          "word": "弃旧图新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xǐxīngémiàn",
          "word": "洗心革面"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tònggǎiqiánfēi",
          "word": "痛改前非"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chóngxīnzuòrén",
          "word": "重新做人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gémiànxǐxīn",
          "word": "革面洗心"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎi'ècóngshàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˇ ㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goi² ok³ cung⁴ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gǎi'ècóngshàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gǎi-ècóngshàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai³-o⁴-tsʻung²-shan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gǎi-è-tsúng-shàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gaeehtsorngshann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гайэцуншань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gajɛcunšanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "gói ok chùhng sihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goi² ok⁸ tsung⁴ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goi² og³ cung⁴ xin⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/"
    }
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  "word": "改惡從善"
}
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        "to stop doing evil and be a good person; to turn over a new leaf"
      ],
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          "stop",
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          "evil",
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      "zh-pron": "gǎi'ècóngshàn"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˇ ㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gǎi'ècóngshàn"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gǎi-ècóngshàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai³-o⁴-tsʻung²-shan⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "gaeehtsorngshann"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гайэцуншань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gajɛcunšanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "gói ok chùhng sihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goi² ok⁸ tsung⁴ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goi² og³ cung⁴ xin⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːn²²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
      "word": "悔過自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
      "word": "悔过自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎizhèng cuòwù",
      "word": "改正錯誤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎizhèng cuòwù",
      "word": "改正错误"
    },
    {
      "word": "改行自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎiguòzìxīn",
      "word": "改過自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎiguòzìxīn",
      "word": "改过自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎixiéguīzhèng",
      "word": "改邪歸正"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎixiéguīzhèng",
      "word": "改邪归正"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fàngxiàtúdāo",
      "word": "放下屠刀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qì'àntóumíng",
      "word": "棄暗投明"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qì'àntóumíng",
      "word": "弃暗投明"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qìjiùtúxīn",
      "word": "棄舊圖新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qìjiùtúxīn",
      "word": "弃旧图新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xǐxīngémiàn",
      "word": "洗心革面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tònggǎiqiánfēi",
      "word": "痛改前非"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chóngxīnzuòrén",
      "word": "重新做人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gémiànxǐxīn",
      "word": "革面洗心"
    }
  ],
  "word": "改惡從善"
}

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