肉袒负荆 ròutǎnfùjīng to offer a humble apology Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 肉袒负荆 肉袒負荊 ròutǎnfùjīng to offer a humble apology To strip off one's shirt and carry thorny branches on one's back as a sign of deep regret and willingness to accept punishment; a formal and humble apology. Frequency Written text 0.003 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
肉袒负荆 肉袒負荊 ròutǎnfùjīng to offer a humble apology To strip off one's shirt and carry thorny branches on one's back as a sign of deep regret and willingness to accept punishment; a formal and humble apology. Frequency Written text 0.003 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
