昨非今是 — “Yesterday's wrong, today's right”
昨非今是 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize and acknowledge that one's past views or actions were incorrect, and current ones are correct; to recognize and correct past mistakes and adopt new, correct ones”. Literally, “Yesterday's wrong, today's right”.
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What does 昨非今是 mean?
昨非今是 (zuó fēi jīn shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize and acknowledge that one's past views or actions were incorrect, and current ones are correct; to recognize and correct past mistakes and adopt new, correct ones”.
How do you pronounce 昨非今是?
昨非今是 is pronounced zuó fēi jīn shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 昨非今是 literally mean?
Literally, 昨非今是 means “Yesterday's wrong, today's right”. It is used to mean “to realize and acknowledge that one's past views or actions were incorrect, and current ones are correct; to recognize and correct past mistakes and adopt new, correct ones”.
What is the Chinese definition of 昨非今是?
非：不对，错误；是：对，正确。现在是对的，过去是错的