背暗投明 — “Turn one's back on darkness and embrace light”
背暗投明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon a wrong or disadvantageous path and embrace a correct or beneficial one; to turn away from a negative situation towards a positive one”. Literally, “Turn one's back on darkness and embrace light”.
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More idioms starting with 背
- bèi背zhǔ主qiú求róng荣betray master for glory
- bèi背yì义wàng忘ēn恩betray righteousness and forget favor
- bèi背yì义fù负xìn信betray righteousness and break faith
- bèi背yì义fù负ēn恩betray righteousness and be ungrateful
- bèi背xiāng乡lí离jǐng井Leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- bèi背jǐng井lí离xiāng乡leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- bèi背xìn信qì弃yì义betray trust and abandon righteousness
- bèi背xìn信fù负yì义betray trust and abandon righteousness
- bèi背gōng公xiàng向sī私put private interests above public duty
- bèi背gōng公yíng营sī私harm public for private gain
- bèi背qián前miàn面hòu后openly or behind one's back
- bèi背chéng城yī一zhàn战fight a decisive battle with no retreat
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What does 背暗投明 mean?
背暗投明 (bèi àn tóu míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon a wrong or disadvantageous path and embrace a correct or beneficial one; to turn away from a negative situation towards a positive one”.
How do you pronounce 背暗投明?
背暗投明 is pronounced bèi àn tóu míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 背暗投明 literally mean?
Literally, 背暗投明 means “Turn one's back on darkness and embrace light”. It is used to mean “to abandon a wrong or disadvantageous path and embrace a correct or beneficial one; to turn away from a negative situation towards a positive one”.
What is the Chinese definition of 背暗投明?
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。