改邪归正

Traditional: 改邪歸正

gǎi xié guī zhèng

Dictionary entry

to mend one's ways (idiom)

What does 改邪归正 mean?

改邪归正 (gǎi xié guī zhèng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to mend one's ways (idiom)

2to turn over a new leaf

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改gǎito change · to alter 邪xiéold variant of 邪[xie2]归Guīsurname Gui 正zhēngfirst month of the lunar year

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改邪归正

gǎi xié guī zhèng

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