棄惡從善
qì'è​cóng​shàn

to turn from evil to good

  • created sense approved 弃恶从善/棄惡從善 · qì'è​cóng​shàn · to turn from evil to good — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃恶从善 / 棄惡從善

    qì'è​cóng​shàn

    to turn from evil to good

    to renounce evil and turn to virtue; used as an idiom meaning to reform one's ways

    弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · evil 从善 (literal) → 从善/從善 · cóng​shàn · to follow what is good

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