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弃暗投明

qì àn tóu míng

4-character word Traditional 棄暗投明

What 弃暗投明 means

1. to renounce the dark and seek the light
2. to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one

The characters in 弃暗投明

• 弃qìto abandon; to relinquish; to discard
• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden
• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear