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棄暗投明
简 弃暗投明 · 繁 棄暗投明Mandarin · pinyin qì àn tóu míng
Meanings
- to renounce the dark and seek the light
- to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
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4–4–2–2 · qi4 an4 tou2 ming2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hei3 am3 tau4 ming4
Cantonese word readings for 棄暗投明. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hei3 am3 tau4 ming4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf
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