悔改

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Chinese[edit]

regret
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
simp. and trad.
(悔改)
anagram 改悔

Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (32) (32) (28)
Final () (42) (42) (41)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed Open
Division () I I I
Fanqie
Baxter xwojX xwojH kojX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/huʌiX/ /huʌiH/ /kʌiX/
Pan
Wuyun
/huoiX/ /huoiH/ /kəiX/
Shao
Rongfen
/xuɒiX/ /xuɒiH/ /kɒiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/hwəjX/ /hwəjH/ /kəjX/
Li
Rong
/xuᴀiX/ /xuᴀiH/ /kᴀiX/
Wang
Li
/xuɒiX/ /xuɒiH/ /kɒiX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xuɑ̆iX/ /xuɑ̆iH/ /kɑ̆iX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huǐ huì gǎi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fui2 fui3 goi2

Verb[edit]

悔改

  1. to repent and mend one's ways
    犯錯不知悔改 [MSC, trad.]
    犯错不知悔改 [MSC, simp.]
    fàncuò hòu hái bùzhī huǐgǎi [Pinyin]
    to not mend one's ways after making a mistake

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (悔改):
  • Korean: 회개(悔改) (hoegae)
  • Vietnamese: hối cải (悔改)

See also[edit]