repent and start anew(huǐ guò zì xīn)

repent and start anew

Repentance, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ǐ Gu ò Z ì x ī n, meaning regret the past mistakes, determined to be a new man. It comes from the biography of Wu Wang Zhen in historical records.

Notes on Idioms

Repentance: repentance; fault: mistake; self renewal: make oneself a new man.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Wu Wang Zhen in historical records, "the ancient law should be punished, and the emperor of Wen forbeared to give some sticks. Virtue is the best. We should reform.

Idiom usage

To be a new man. Example: in the biography of Feng Yuanchang in the new book of Tang Dynasty, "Yuanchang means to be faithful, to repent and to reform, and to be bound by thieves." as long as you really repent, we can spare your life. (the first act of Guo Moruo's nanguancao) Chapter 80 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "Fu Chai said:" I can't bear to see what Tai Zai said. If he repents, can he be forgiven? "

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: reform, know how to return, repent of the past opposite words: the parents of evil, until death, never repent

Idiom story

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was a famous doctor named chunyuyi, who was from Linpeng of Qi (now Zibo of Shandong Province). Because he was the magistrate of Taicang County, he was known as Canggong in the world. chunyuyi loved medicine when he was a child. He once worshipped Yangqing as his teacher and learned the medical skills of the Yellow Emperor and bianque. Later, because of offending the powerful, he was sentenced to corporal punishment (that is, stabbing words on the face, cutting nose, breaking hands and feet, etc.). Chunyuyi has five daughters, but no son. When he was escorted to Chang'an for execution, he said with emotion: "I have only five daughters and no son. At this critical moment, no one can use it!" This was heard by Chunyu Yi's little daughter tiying. She was very sad, so she decided to go to Chang'an with her father and wrote a letter to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. "When my father was an official, he was very clean and honest, which was praised by the local people. Now he has committed a crime and should be punished," the letter said. But I feel sad that people can't come back to life when they die, and they can't be reborn when they are subjected to corporal punishment or broken limbs. At that time, even if they want to reform, it will be impossible. I'd like to be a slave to the government and make atonement for my father. Please give my father a chance to correct his mistakes and be a new man. After reading the letter, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty was deeply moved and pardoned chunyuyi's sin. At the same time, he also thought that corporal punishment was very cruel, so he abolished it.

Chinese PinYin : huǐ guò zì xīn