fù​jīng

to apologize

  • created reference approved 负荆/負荊 → 请罪/請罪 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    负荆 / 負荊 fù​jīng

    请罪 / 請罪 qǐng​zuì

    see

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  • created sense approved 负荆/負荊 · fù​jīng · to apologize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    负荆 / 負荊

    fù​jīng

    to apologize

    (literary) To apologize or offer a humble apology; literally "to carry thorny branches on one's back" as a sign of being ready to accept punishment. Often used with [[请罪|請罪|qing3 zui4]].

    负, 荆

    负 (literal) → 负/負 · fù · to carry on the back 荆 (literal) → 荆/荊 · jīng · cane

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

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