洗心涤虑 — “Wash the heart and cleanse thoughts”
洗心涤虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to thoroughly purify one's mind of selfish thoughts and impure intentions; to repent completely and resolve to change for the better”. Literally, “Wash the heart and cleanse thoughts”.
洗心涤虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- xǐ洗chén尘jiē接fēng风hold a welcoming banquet for a visitor
- xǐ洗xīn心huí回miàn面thoroughly repent and reform
- xǐ洗xīn心huàn换gǔ骨to undergo a complete spiritual transformation
- xǐ洗xīn心zì自xīn新thoroughly repent and reform oneself
- xǐ洗xīn心gé革zhì志turn over a new leaf
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What does 洗心涤虑 mean?
洗心涤虑 (xǐ xīn dí lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to thoroughly purify one's mind of selfish thoughts and impure intentions; to repent completely and resolve to change for the better”.
How do you pronounce 洗心涤虑?
洗心涤虑 is pronounced xǐ xīn dí lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 洗心涤虑 literally mean?
Literally, 洗心涤虑 means “Wash the heart and cleanse thoughts”. It is used to mean “to thoroughly purify one's mind of selfish thoughts and impure intentions; to repent completely and resolve to change for the better”.
What is the Chinese definition of 洗心涤虑?
指涤除私心杂念，比喻彻底改悔。