痛改前非

tòng gǎi qián fēi

Dictionary entry

completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf

What does 痛改前非 mean?

痛改前非 (tòng gǎi qián fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf

2a reformed character

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痛tòngache · pain 改gǎito change · to alter 前qiánfront · forward 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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痛改前非

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