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改過自新

简 改过自新 · 繁 改過自新
Mandarin · pinyin gǎi guò zì xīn

Meanings

  1. to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
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改
gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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3–4–4–1 · gai3 guo4 zi4 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1

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goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to turn over a new leaf

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