洗心革面

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	heart; mind	leather; remove	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (洗心革面)		洗	心	革	面

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐxīngémiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² sam¹ gaak³ min⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐxīngémiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiishingermiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² sam¹ gaak³ min⁶
  - Yale: sái sām gaak mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² sam¹ gaak⁸ min⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei² sem¹ gag³ min⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ käːk̚³ miːn²²/

Idiom

洗心革面

to reform oneself; to turn over a new leaf

Synonyms

Synonyms of 洗心革面

悔過自新／悔过自新 (huǐguòzìxīn)
改正錯誤/改正错误 (gǎizhèng cuòwù)
改行自新 (gǎixíngzìxīn)
改過自新／改过自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn)
改邪歸正／改邪归正 (gǎixiéguīzhèng)
放下屠刀 (fàngxiàtúdāo)

棄暗投明／弃暗投明 (qì'àntóumíng)
棄舊圖新／弃旧图新 (qìjiùtúxīn)
痛改前非 (tònggǎiqiánfēi)
重新做人 (chóngxīn zuòrén)
革面洗心 (gémiànxǐxīn)

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