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死不悔改 — “Die not repent; refuse to repent until death”

死不悔改 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stubbornly refuse to repent or mend one's ways, even to the very end; unrepentant to the last”. Literally, “die not repent; refuse to repent until death”.

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死不悔改 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 死sǐ
  • 不bù
  • 悔huǐ
  • 改gǎi

死不悔改 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
死
sǐ6to die
不
bù4not
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
改
gǎi7change or alter

Example Sentence with 死不悔改

他虽然被指出了错误,却依然死不悔改,让大家很失望。
Even though his mistakes were pointed out, he still stubbornly refused to change, which greatly disappointed everyone.

Idioms Related to 死不悔改

Synonyms of 死不悔改

  • sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death

Antonyms of 死不悔改

  • fān翻rán然huǐ悔wù悟suddenly realize mistakes and repent

More idioms starting with 死

  • sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
  • sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
  • sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
  • sǐ死bù不sǐ死,,huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
  • sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
  • sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
  • sǐ死bù不yào要liǎn脸utterly shameless
  • sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
  • sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
  • sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever
  • sǐ死zhōng中qiú求huó活seek life from within death

Questions about 死不悔改

What does 死不悔改 mean?
死不悔改 (sǐ bù huǐ gǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stubbornly refuse to repent or mend one's ways, even to the very end; unrepentant to the last”.
How do you pronounce 死不悔改?
死不悔改 is pronounced sǐ bù huǐ gǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死不悔改 literally mean?
Literally, 死不悔改 means “die not repent; refuse to repent until death”. It is used to mean “to stubbornly refuse to repent or mend one's ways, even to the very end; unrepentant to the last”.
What is the Chinese definition of 死不悔改?
到死也不追悔、改正。形容非常顽固。
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