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弃暗投明 — “Abandon darkness and turn to light”

弃暗投明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon an erroneous or negative path and embrace a correct or positive one; to turn over a new leaf; to forsake evil and follow good”. Literally, “Abandon darkness and turn to light”.

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弃暗投明 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弃qì
  • 暗àn
  • 投tóu
  • 明míng

弃暗投明 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
暗
àn13dark, hidden, ignorant
投
tóu7throw, cast, or invest
明
míng8bright, clear, understand

Example Sentence with 弃暗投明

他终于下定决心,弃暗投明,改过自新,过上了健康积极的生活。
He finally made up his mind to forsake his old ways and embrace a positive lifestyle, turning over a new leaf.

Idioms Related to 弃暗投明

Synonyms of 弃暗投明

  • qì弃è恶cóng从shàn善abandon evil and follow good
  • gǎi改guò过zì自xīn新correct errors and make a fresh start

Antonyms of 弃暗投明

  • qì弃míng明tóu投àn暗forsake the right for the wrong
  • sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain

Questions about 弃暗投明

What does 弃暗投明 mean?
弃暗投明 (qì àn tóu míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon an erroneous or negative path and embrace a correct or positive one; to turn over a new leaf; to forsake evil and follow good”.
How do you pronounce 弃暗投明?
弃暗投明 is pronounced qì àn tóu míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃暗投明 literally mean?
Literally, 弃暗投明 means “Abandon darkness and turn to light”. It is used to mean “to abandon an erroneous or negative path and embrace a correct or positive one; to turn over a new leaf; to forsake evil and follow good”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃暗投明?
离开黑暗,投向光明。比喻在政治上脱离反动阵营,投向进步方面。
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