qì​xié​guī​zhèng

to turn over a new leaf

  • created reference approved 弃邪归正/棄邪歸正 → 改邪归正/改邪歸正 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃邪归正 / 棄邪歸正 qì​xié​guī​zhèng

    改邪归正 / 改邪歸正 gǎi​xié​guī​zhèng

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  • created reference approved 弃邪归正/棄邪歸正 → 去邪归正/去邪歸正 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃邪归正 / 棄邪歸正 qì​xié​guī​zhèng

    去邪归正 / 去邪歸正 qù​xié​guī​zhèng

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  • created sense approved 弃邪归正/棄邪歸正 · qì​xié​guī​zhèng · to turn over a new leaf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃邪归正 / 棄邪歸正

    qì​xié​guī​zhèng

    to turn over a new leaf

    to give up evil and return to virtue; to mend one's ways

    弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 邪 (literal) → 邪 · xié · evil; demonic 归正 (literal) → 归正/歸正 · guī​zhèng · to mend one's ways

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