進思盡忠，退思補過
jìn​sī​jìn​zhōng​tuì​sī​bǔ​guò

to serve loyally and correct mistakes

  • created sense approved 进思尽忠，退思补过/進思盡忠，退思補過 · jìn​sī​jìn​zhōng​tuì​sī​bǔ​guò · to serve loyally and correct mistakes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进思尽忠，退思补过 / 進思盡忠，退思補過

    jìn​sī​jìn​zhōng​tuì​sī​bǔ​guò

    to serve loyally and correct mistakes

    when in office, one thinks of serving with loyalty; when out of office, one thinks of correcting past mistakes

    进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to advance 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 尽忠 (literal) → 尽忠/盡忠 · jìn​zhōng · to be utterly loyal ， (non_chinese) 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 补过 (literal) → 补过/補過 · bǔ​guò · to make amends

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    created sense