迷而知返 — “To realize one's mistake and correct it”
迷而知返 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize one's mistake and correct it”. To mend one's ways after going astray. Literally, “Lost but then know to return”.
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迷而知返 Pronunciation and Pinyin
迷而知返 Character Breakdown
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他虽然年轻时犯了一些错误，但最终迷而知返，成为了一个负责任的人。
Although he made some mistakes in his youth, he eventually realized his errors and became a responsible person.
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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- mí迷liàn恋hái骸gǔ骨cling to outdated decaying things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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What does 迷而知返 mean?
迷而知返 (mí ér zhī fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize one's mistake and correct it”.
How do you pronounce 迷而知返?
迷而知返 is pronounced mí ér zhī fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 迷而知返 literally mean?
Literally, 迷而知返 means “Lost but then know to return”. It is used to mean “to realize one's mistake and correct it”.
What is the Chinese definition of 迷而知返?
迷路后知道回来。比喻有了过失能够改正。