弃邪归正 — “To forsake evil and return to good”
弃邪归正 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to forsake evil and return to good”. To mend one's ways and start afresh. Literally, “abandon evil return to good”.
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他曾经误入歧途，如今终于弃邪归正，成为了一个对社会有用的人。
He once went astray, but now he has finally forsaken evil and returned to good, becoming a useful member of society.
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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
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What does 弃邪归正 mean?
弃邪归正 (qì xié guī zhèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to forsake evil and return to good”.
How do you pronounce 弃邪归正?
弃邪归正 is pronounced qì xié guī zhèng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃邪归正 literally mean?
Literally, 弃邪归正 means “abandon evil return to good”. It is used to mean “to forsake evil and return to good”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃邪归正?
不再干坏事，走上正路。