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浪子回头 — “The prodigal son returns”

浪子回头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who has been living a dissolute or wayward life reforms and turns over a new leaf; a prodigal son returns”. Literally, “The prodigal son returns”.

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浪子回头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 浪làng
  • 子zǐ
  • 回huí
  • 头tóu

浪子回头 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
浪
làng10wave, unrestrained, wandering
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing
回
huí6return, reply, revolve
头
tóu5head

Example Sentence with 浪子回头

经过多年的漂泊,他终于决定浪子回头,回家承担起家庭的责任。
After many years of wandering, he finally decided to turn over a new leaf and go home to take on his family responsibilities.

Idioms Related to 浪子回头

Synonyms of 浪子回头

  • qì弃è恶cóng从shàn善abandon evil and follow good
  • mí迷tú途zhī知fǎn返realize error and mend one's ways

Antonyms of 浪子回头

  • zhí执mí迷bù不wù悟persist in error

More idioms starting with 浪

  • làng浪shēng声làng浪qì气speaking in an affected tone
  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头jīn金bù不huàn换A reformed prodigal is invaluable
  • làng浪zǐ子zǎi宰xiàng相prodigal prime minister
  • làng浪tián恬bō波jìng静calm and tranquil
  • làng浪dàng荡qián乾kūn坤peace and order throughout the land
  • làng浪ruǐ蕊fú浮huā花dissolute and promiscuous women
  • làng浪dié蝶yóu游fēng蜂a philanderer or frivolous flirt
  • làng浪dié蝶kuáng狂fēng蜂frivolous and flirtatious men
  • làng浪fèi费bǐ笔mò墨waste words or effort
  • làng浪jì迹tiān天xià下wander all over the world
  • làng浪jì迹tiān天yá涯wander the ends of the earth
  • làng浪jì迹jiāng江hú湖wander the world

Questions about 浪子回头

What does 浪子回头 mean?
浪子回头 (làng zǐ huí tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who has been living a dissolute or wayward life reforms and turns over a new leaf; a prodigal son returns”.
How do you pronounce 浪子回头?
浪子回头 is pronounced làng zǐ huí tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 浪子回头 literally mean?
Literally, 浪子回头 means “the prodigal son returns”. It is used to mean “a person who has been living a dissolute or wayward life reforms and turns over a new leaf; a prodigal son returns”.
What is the Chinese definition of 浪子回头?
浪子:二流子。不务正业的人改邪归正。
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