革面洗心
gé​miàn​xǐ​xīn

to turn over a new leaf

  • created reference approved 革面洗心 → 洗心革面 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革面洗心 gé​miàn​xǐ​xīn

    洗心革面 xǐ​xīn​gé​miàn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 革面洗心 · gé​miàn​xǐ​xīn · to turn over a new leaf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革面洗心

    gé​miàn​xǐ​xīn

    to turn over a new leaf

    (idiom) to repent sincerely and reform one's character; to start life anew

    革面 (literal) → 革面 · gé​miàn · to reform superficially 洗心 (literal) → 洗心 · xǐ​xīn · to purify the heart

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

    created sense