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革面洗心

Mandarin · pinyin gé miàn xǐ xīn

see 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn

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革: gé · leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

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2–4–3–1 · ge2 mian4 xi3 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaak3 min6 sai2 sam1

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(idiomatic) to reform oneself; to turn over a new leaf

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