改邪归正 in English gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to mend one's ways (idiomatic expression)
  • to turn over a new leaf

Simplified Characters

改 邪 归 正

Traditional Characters

改 邪 歸 正

Pinyin

gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

改gai3to change 邪xie2old variant of 邪[xie2] 归gui1surname Gui 正zheng4first month of the lunar year