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败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换
败子回头金不换

败子回头金不换 — “A wayward son's return is worth more than gold”

败子回头金不换 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is more precious than gold when a wayward or prodigal person mends their ways and turns over a new leaf”. Literally, “A wayward son's return is worth more than gold”.

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败子回头金不换 Pronunciation and Pinyin

败子回头金不换 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing
回
huí6return, reply, revolve
头
tóu5head
金
jīn8gold, metal, money
不
bù4not
换
huàn10exchange, change, replace

Example Sentence with 败子回头金不换

小明以前是个不爱学习的孩子,后来受到老师的启发,努力上进,真是败子回头金不换啊!
Xiao Ming used to be a child who disliked studying. Later, inspired by his teacher, he worked hard and made great progress. It's truly a case of a prodigal turning over a new leaf, which is more valuable than gold!

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Synonyms of 败子回头金不换

  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头jīn金bù不huàn换A reformed prodigal is invaluable

More idioms starting with 败

  • bài败bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵suffer quick and immediate defeat
  • bài败shì事yǒu有yú余,,chéng成shì事bù不zú足good at spoiling, bad at succeeding
  • bài败yú于chuí垂chéng成Fail on the verge of success
  • bài败jǐng井tuí颓yuán垣ruined wells and dilapidated walls
  • bài败sú俗shāng伤huà化corrupt public morals
  • bài败sú俗shāng伤fēng风corrupt social morals and customs
  • bài败xìng兴ér而guī归return disappointed
  • bài败bīng兵zhé折jiāng将suffer heavy losses in battle
  • bài败jūn军zhī之jiàng将a defeated general
  • bài败huà化shāng伤fēng风corrupt public morals
  • bài败guó国sàng丧jiā家ruin nation and lose family
  • bài败guó国wáng亡jiā家Ruin country and destroy family

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Questions about 败子回头金不换

What does 败子回头金不换 mean?

败子回头金不换 (bài zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is more precious than gold when a wayward or prodigal person mends their ways and turns over a new leaf”.

How do you pronounce 败子回头金不换?

败子回头金不换 is pronounced bài zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 败子回头金不换 literally mean?

Literally, 败子回头金不换 means “a wayward son's return is worth more than gold”. It is used to mean “it is more precious than gold when a wayward or prodigal person mends their ways and turns over a new leaf”.

What is the Chinese definition of 败子回头金不换?

指不干正事的人改邪归正比金子还可贵

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