革面革心 — “To thoroughly reform oneself and become a new person”
革面革心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to thoroughly reform oneself and become a new person”. To turn over a new leaf; to repent and reform. Literally, “Change face, change heart; Reform face, reform heart”.
革面革心 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- gé革fán凡chéng成shèng圣shed the mundane, become holy
- gé革fán凡dēng登shèng圣shed the mundane and ascend to sagehood
- gé革mìng命chuàng创zhì制revolutionize and establish new systems
- gé革mìng命fǎn反zhèng正revolutionize and restore order
- gé革tú图yì易lǜ虑change plans and alter considerations
- gé革jiān奸chǎn铲bào暴root out evil and suppress violence
- gé革dài带yí移kǒng孔grow increasingly gaunt
- gé革xīn心yì易xíng行reform one's thinking and behavior
- gé革gù故lì立xīn新abolish the old and set up the new
- gé革gù故dǐng鼎xīn新discard the old and introduce the new
- gé革xīn新biàn变jiù旧innovate and replace the old
- gé革jiù旧cóng从xīn新discard the old and follow the new
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What does 革面革心 mean?
革面革心 (gé miàn gé xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to thoroughly reform oneself and become a new person”.
How do you pronounce 革面革心?
革面革心 is pronounced gé miàn gé xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 革面革心 literally mean?
Literally, 革面革心 means “Change face, change heart; Reform face, reform heart”. It is used to mean “to thoroughly reform oneself and become a new person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 革面革心?
比喻彻底改过，重新做人。同“革面洗心”。