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負荊請罪

fu6 ging1 cing2 zeoi6

fu4 jing1 qing3 zui4

to admit one's wrongs and ask for punishment and forgiveness

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

負荊請罪

This word was added by wai ming on 19th Aug 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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負 fu6 fu4 - fail
荊 ging1 jing1 - thorns; rod; my wife
請 cing2 ceng2 qing3 - request; invite; hire
罪 zeoi6 zui4 - crime

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