See 痛改前非 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"to sincerely mend one's ways; to thoroughly rectify one's errors; to turn over a new leaf"
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"synonyms": [
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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"
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{
"word": "改行自新"
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{
"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": "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": "chóngxīnzuòrén",
"word": "重新做人"
},
{
"roman": "gémiànxǐxīn",
"word": "革面洗心"
}
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"zh-pron": "tònggǎiqiánfēi"
},
{
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tung³ goi² cin⁴ fei¹"
},
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "tònggǎiqiánfēi"
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ"
},
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"zh-pron": "tònggǎiciánfei"
},
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"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻung⁴-kai³-chʻien²-fei¹"
},
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"zh-pron": "tùng-gǎi-chyán-fēi"
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"zh-pron": "tonqgaechyanfei"
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"zh-pron": "тунгайцяньфэй"
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tungajcjanʹfɛj"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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},
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"zh-pron": "tung³ goi² tsin⁴ fei¹"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "tung³ goi² qin⁴ féi¹"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/"
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ"
},
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},
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin",
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},
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"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
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},
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"zh-pron": "tonqgaechyanfei"
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"zh-pron": "тунгайцяньфэй"
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"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tungajcjanʹfɛj"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
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"zh-pron": "tung gói chìhn fēi"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tung³ goi² tsin⁴ fei¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "tung³ goi² qin⁴ féi¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰʊŋ³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/"
}
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"synonyms": [
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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": "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": "chóngxīnzuòrén",
"word": "重新做人"
},
{
"roman": "gémiànxǐxīn",
"word": "革面洗心"
}
],
"word": "痛改前非"
}
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