迷途知反 — “To realize one's mistakes and correct them”
迷途知反 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize one's mistakes and correct them”. To turn back from an erroneous path and make amends. Literally, “To know to return from a lost path”.
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Origin and Story of 迷途知反
Chen Bozhi, a prefect during the Southern Qi Dynasty, was retained by Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, even after the fall of Qi. However, influenced by his subordinate Deng Shan, he rebelled against Liang.
After being defeated by the Liang army, he defected to Northern Wei, where he became a general and subsequently attacked Liang.
Xiao Hong, Emperor Wu's younger brother, was tasked with a northern expedition. During a standoff at Shouyang, Xiao Hong, in an effort to persuade Chen Bozhi, commissioned Qiu Chi to write a letter urging him to realize his errors and return to the right path.
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More idioms starting with 迷
- mí迷bù不zhī知guī归Lost in error, not knowing how to return
- mí迷rén人yǎn眼mù目to pull the wool over someone's eyes
- mí迷tiān天dà大zuì罪a monstrous or heinous crime
- mí迷tiān天dà大huǎng谎a monstrous lie
- mí迷tóu头rèn认yǐng影utterly confused, mistaking one thing for another
- mí迷liàn恋hái骸gǔ骨cling to outdated decaying things
- mí迷huò惑bù不jiě解utterly confused and unable to comprehend
- mí迷huo惑shì视tīng听confuse and mislead the public
- mí迷tú涂zhī知fǎn反realize and correct one's mistakes
- mí迷liú留méi没luàn乱agitated and disoriented
- mí迷lí离cháng徜fǎng仿Hazy, indistinct, and difficult to discern
- mí迷lí离cháng徜páng彷Hazy, indistinct, and perplexed
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Open the tool →Questions about 迷途知反
What does 迷途知反 mean?
迷途知反 (mí tú zhī fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize one's mistakes and correct them”.
How do you pronounce 迷途知反?
迷途知反 is pronounced mí tú zhī fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 迷途知反 literally mean?
Literally, 迷途知反 means “to know to return from a lost path”. It is used to mean “to realize one's mistakes and correct them”.
Where does 迷途知反 come from?
迷途知反 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 迷途知反?
迷途：迷路；反：反回。迷了路知道回来。比喻犯了错误能改正。