"棄暗投明" meaning in Chinese

See 棄暗投明 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hei̯³³ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/, /hei̯³³ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: qì'àntóumíng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˋ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hei³ am³ tau⁴ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qì'àntóumíng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cì-àntóumíng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi⁴-an⁴-tʻou²-ming² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chì-àn-tóu-míng [Mandarin, Yale], chihanntourming [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цианьтоумин [Mandarin, Palladius], cianʹtoumin [Mandarin, Palladius], hei am tàuh mìhng [Cantonese, Yale], hei³ am³ tau⁴ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], héi³ em³ teo⁴ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 弃暗投明
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 棄暗投明
  1. to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-棄暗投明-zh-phrase-2kc~0c8e Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 悔過自新 (huǐguòzìxīn), 悔过自新 (huǐguòzìxīn), 改惡從善 (gǎi'ècóngshàn), 改恶从善 (gǎi'ècóngshàn), 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), 改頭換面 (gǎitóuhuànmiàn), 改头换面 (gǎitóuhuànmiàn), 放下屠刀 (fàngxiàtúdāo), 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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      "glosses": [
        "to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf"
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          "forsake",
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        [
          "darkness",
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        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "turn over a new leaf",
          "turn over a new leaf"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
          "word": "悔過自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
          "word": "悔过自新"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎi'ècóngshàn",
          "word": "改惡從善"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎi'ècóngshàn",
          "word": "改恶从善"
        },
        {
          "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": "gǎitóuhuànmiàn",
          "word": "改頭換面"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎitóuhuànmiàn",
          "word": "改头换面"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fàngxiàtúdāo",
          "word": "放下屠刀"
        },
        {
          "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"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qì'àntóumíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧˋ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei³ am³ tau⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qì'àntóumíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cì-àntóumíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻi⁴-an⁴-tʻou²-ming²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chì-àn-tóu-míng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chihanntourming"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цианьтоумин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cianʹtoumin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei am tàuh mìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei³ am³ tau⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi³ em³ teo⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³³ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³³ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "棄暗投明"
}
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        "to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf"
      ],
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          "forsake",
          "forsake"
        ],
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
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          "turn over a new leaf",
          "turn over a new leaf"
        ]
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      "zh-pron": "qì'àntóumíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧˋ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei³ am³ tau⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qì'àntóumíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cì-àntóumíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻi⁴-an⁴-tʻou²-ming²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chì-àn-tóu-míng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chihanntourming"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цианьтоумин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cianʹtoumin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei am tàuh mìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei³ am³ tau⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi³ em³ teo⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³³ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³³ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
      "word": "悔過自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huǐguòzìxīn",
      "word": "悔过自新"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎi'ècóngshàn",
      "word": "改惡從善"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎi'ècóngshàn",
      "word": "改恶从善"
    },
    {
      "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": "gǎitóuhuànmiàn",
      "word": "改頭換面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎitóuhuànmiàn",
      "word": "改头换面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fàngxiàtúdāo",
      "word": "放下屠刀"
    },
    {
      "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": "棄暗投明"
}

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