死不改悔

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ bù gǎi huǐ

Meanings

  1. not to repent even facing death (idiom)
  2. unrepentant
  3. very obstinate
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死
sǐ · die; dead; death
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
改
gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
悔
huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
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3–4–3–3 · si3 bu4 gai3 hui3

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sei2 bat1 goi2 fui3

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死不改悔 · si3 bu4 gai3 hui3
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Exact source record死不改悔 死不改悔 [si3 bu4 gai3 hui3] /not to repent even facing death (idiom)/unrepentant/very obstinate/