改恶从善
gǎi'è​cóng​shàn

to mend one's ways

  • created reference approved 改恶从善/改惡從善 → 改恶向善/改惡向善 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改恶从善 / 改惡從善 gǎi'è​cóng​shàn

    改恶向善 / 改惡向善 gǎi'è​xiàng​shàn

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 改恶从善/改惡從善 · gǎi'è​cóng​shàn · to mend one's ways — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改恶从善 / 改惡從善

    gǎi'è​cóng​shàn

    to mend one's ways

    to give up evil ways and return to the path of virtue; to turn over a new leaf

    改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to correct 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · evil 从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to comply with 善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · good

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

    created sense