hối cải
Pronunciation
Northern
/hoj˧˥ ka̰ːj˧˩˧/
Central
/ho̰j˩˧ kaːj˧˩˨/
Southern
/hoj˧˥ kaːj˨˩˦/
Listen
mend one's ways
Verb
mend one's ways
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
mend one's ways
Core Actions
To realize one's past mistakes and resolve to change one's behavior for the better.
vi Anh ta đã thực sự hối cải sau những lỗi lầm.
en He has truly mended his ways after his mistakes.
Parts
hối / cải / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 悔改 …
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Parts
hối / cải / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 悔改 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 悔改
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
悔改
Candidates by syllable
hối
悔
cải
改
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
hối lộ / hối hận / hối tiếc / sám hối …
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Use
hối lộ / hối hận / hối tiếc / sám hối …