Swallowing and scraping(tūn dāo guā cháng)

Swallowing and scraping

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ū nd ā Ogu ā ch á ng, which means determined to reform. It comes from the biography of xunboyu in southern history.

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for the determination to reform.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of xunboyu in southern history, "if Xu has a new self-esteem, he will swallow the knife and scrape the intestines, drink the ashes and wash his stomach."

Idiom usage

I'm determined to turn over a new leaf

Chinese PinYin : tūn dāo guā cháng