痛改前非 in English tong4 gai3 qian2 fei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiomatic expression); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
  • a reformed character

Simplified Characters

痛 改 前 非

Traditional Characters

痛 改 前 非

Pinyin

tong4 gai3 qian2 fei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

痛tong4ache 改gai3to change 前qian2front 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa