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將功補過

简将功补过 · 繁將功補過

Mandarin · pinyin jiāng gōng bǔ guò

to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)

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將: Look up this written character
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
補: Look up this written character
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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1–1–3–4 · jiang1 gong1 bu3 guo4

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zoeng1 gung1 bou2 gwo3

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(idiomatic) to make amends for one's faults by good deeds

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