知錯能改，善莫大焉 (zi1 co3 nang4 goi2 sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4 | zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3 shan4 mo4 da4 yan1) : nothing is better than to correct one's mistakes

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知錯能改，善莫大焉

zi1 co3 nang4 goi2 sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4

zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3 shan4 mo4 da4 yan1

there is nothing better than to both acknowedge your mistakes and also change

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

知錯能改，善莫大焉 / 知错能改，善莫大焉

This word has been viewed 4989 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 23rd Jan 2014 03:43 and last edited on 21st Apr 2015 02:40

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Characters in this word:

知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
錯 co3 cok3 cou3 - wrong; fault; interlocked
能 nang4 - can; may; able to; ability; energy
改 goi2 - change; revise; switch to
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善 sin6 - good; virtuous; charitable; kind
莫 mok6 - not, don't; none, nothing
大 daai6 - big
焉 jin4 jin1 - here; this; only after; how; where

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