cải tà quy chính
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 改邪歸正.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˩ taː˨˩ kwi˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ taː˦˩ kwɪj˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ taː˨˩ wɪj˧˧ cɨn˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to switch from sin to the right path; to mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf