翻然悔悟

Mandarin · pinyin fān rán huǐ wù

Meanings

  1. to see the error of one's ways
  2. to make a clean break with one's past
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翻
fān · flip over, upset, capsize
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
悔
huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
悟
wù · to apprehend, realize, become aware
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1–2–3–4 · fan1 ran2 hui3 wu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan1 jin4 fui3 ng6

Cantonese word readings for 翻然悔悟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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faan1 jin4 fui3 ng6

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翻然悔悟 · fan1 ran2 hui3 wu4
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Exact source record翻然悔悟 翻然悔悟 [fan1 ran2 hui3 wu4] /to see the error of one's ways/to make a clean break with one's past/