"Repent" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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后悔 hòu huǐ to regret / to repent
转头 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent
忏悔 chàn huǐ to confess / to repent / remorse / repentance / penitent / confession (Buddhism)
懊悔 ào huǐ to feel remorse / to repent / to regret
悔改 huǐ gǎi to repent / repentance
悔过 huǐ guò to regret / to repent
追悔 zhuī huǐ to repent / remorse
悔悟 huǐ wù to repent
悔罪 huǐ zuì to repent / to be contrite
忏 chàn feel remorse / regret / repent
自悔 zì huǐ to regret / to repent
自怨自艾 zì yuàn zì yì to be full of remorse / to repent and redress one's errors
洗心革面 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
痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event.
悔过自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
立地成佛 lì dì chéng fó to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
革面洗心 gé miàn xǐ xīn lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf
死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event.
悔之无及 huǐ zhī wú jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event.
放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
苦海无边，回头是岸 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
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