弃暗投明
qì'àn​tóu​míng

to renounce the dark and seek the light

  • created reference approved 弃暗投明/棄暗投明 → 去暗投明 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃暗投明 / 棄暗投明 qì'àn​tóu​míng

    去暗投明 qù'àn​tóu​míng

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  • created sense approved 弃暗投明/棄暗投明 · qì'àn​tóu​míng · to renounce the dark and seek the light — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃暗投明 / 棄暗投明

    qì'àn​tóu​míng

    to renounce the dark and seek the light

    To turn away from a dark or reactionary path and choose a brighter, better one; to leave the wrong side and join the right side.

    弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · dark 投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to join 明 (literal) → 明 · míng · bright

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