改邪歸正 (goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 | gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4) : to turn over a new leaf

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改邪歸正

goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3

gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4

(saying) to give up evil ways and return to the right path; turn over a new leaf; to forsake heresy and return to the truth; to abandon the depraved way of life and return to the path of virtue; to break away from evil ways and return to the orthodox path; to give up an evil way of life and reform oneself; to have a change of heart and do good; to mend one's ways; to return to a lawful way of living; to stop doing evil and reform oneself

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

改邪歸正 / 改邪归正

This word has been viewed 2108 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 9th Sep 2005 18:02 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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改 goi2 - change; revise; switch to
邪 ce4 je4 - evil; disaster; strange
歸 gwai1 - return; come together; belong to
正 zing3 zing1 zeng3 - upright; standard; pure; main

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *