jīn​shì​zuó​fēi

to turn over a new leaf

  • created reference approved 今是昨非 → 昨非今是 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    今是昨非 jīn​shì​zuó​fēi

    昨非今是 zuó​fēi​jīn​shì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 今是昨非 → 今是昔非 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    今是昨非 jīn​shì​zuó​fēi

    今是昔非 jīn​shì​xī​fēi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 今是昨非 · jīn​shì​zuó​fēi · to turn over a new leaf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    今是昨非

    jīn​shì​zuó​fēi

    to turn over a new leaf

    meaning one is right today but was wrong in the past; indicates a sense of regret or having realized one's past mistakes

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

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense