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知錯能改
  zi1 co3 nang4 goi2   jyutping
  zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3   pinyin
acknowledging one's mistakes is the prerequisite to change


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
知錯能改 / 知错能改

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Characters in this word:

 zi1 zi3  -  know; knowledge; inform
 co3 cok3 cou3  -  wrong; fault; interlocked
 nang4  -  can; may; able to; ability; energy
 goi2  -  change; revise; switch to

1 compounds containing this word:

知錯能改,善莫大焉 - nothing is better than to correct one's mistakes
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