今是昔非
jīn​shì​xī​fēi

to turn over a new leaf

  • created sense approved 今是昔非 · jīn​shì​xī​fēi · to turn over a new leaf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    今是昔非

    jīn​shì​xī​fēi

    to turn over a new leaf

    to realize one's past mistakes and embrace a new, correct path; literally, today is right and the past was wrong

    今 (literal) → 今 · jīn · the present 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · correct 昔 (literal) → 昔 · xī · the past 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · wrong

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