負荊請罪

Chinese

		to proffer a birch and ask for a whipping -- to offer a modest apology	to admit one's error and ask for punishment; to apologize
trad. (負荊請罪)		負荊	請罪
simp. (负荆请罪)		负荆	请罪
Literally: “to bring a bramble and ask for punishment”.

Etymology

From the story of Lian Po.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fùjīngqǐngzuì

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu⁶ ging¹ cing² zeoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fùjīngqǐngzuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhjingchiingtzuey
  - IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu⁶ ging¹ cing² zeoi⁶
  - Yale: fuh gīng chíng jeuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu⁶ ging¹ tsing² dzoey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu⁶ ging¹ qing² zêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡ʃɵy̯²²/

Idiom

負荊請罪

to offer someone a humble apology, requesting punishment and forgiveness

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