回心转意 — “To have a change of heart”
回心转意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a change of heart”. To change one's mind; to reconsider and alter one's original thoughts or intentions. Literally, “turn heart, turn mind”.
回心转意 Pronunciation and Pinyin
回心转意 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 回心转意
During the Three Kingdoms period, after Liu Bei, the ruler of Shu, died of illness, his minister Yong Kai surrendered to the State of Wu. Wu then appointed him as the prefect of Yongchang, and he set off to take up his post.
However, Lu Kai, the commander of Yongchang Prefecture, was loyal to Shu and refused to let Yong Kai enter the city. He specifically sent a letter back to Yong Kai, hoping that he would have a change of heart and reconsider, implying that if he did, he would still have a promising future and could achieve great things, even holding high official positions.
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More idioms starting with 回
- huí回guāng光fǎn反zhào照temporary revival before collapse
- huí回guāng光fǎn返zhào照final burst of activity before collapse
- huí回wèi味wú无qióng穷endless aftertaste
- huí回chēn嗔zuò作xǐ喜turn anger into joy
- huí回tiān天zhī之lì力power to reverse a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天dǎo倒rì日reverse an irreversible situation
- huí回tiān天zài再zào造reverse a desperate situation and restore
- huí回tiān天wǎn挽rì日turn the tide in a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天wú无lì力powerless to reverse a dire situation
- huí回tiān天zhuǎn转dì地profoundly alter a situation or attitude
- huí回tiān天zhuǎn转rì日reverse an irreversible situation
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What does 回心转意 mean?
回心转意 (huí xīn zhuǎn yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a change of heart”.
How do you pronounce 回心转意?
回心转意 is pronounced huí xīn zhuǎn yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 回心转意 literally mean?
Literally, 回心转意 means “turn heart, turn mind”. It is used to mean “to have a change of heart”.
Where does 回心转意 come from?
回心转意 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 回心转意?
心、意：心思；回、转：掉转。重新考虑，改变原来的想法和态度。