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洗心革面
 
En
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  • lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom)
  • to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  • to turn over a new leaf

洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn

洗心革面
1 除去邪思杂念,改变旧日面目。比喻澈底悔悟,改过自新。《抱朴子.外篇.用刑》:「洗心而革面者,必若清波之涤轻尘,朝有德让之群后,野无犯礼之轨躅。」也作「革面洗心」、「洗面革心」。

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