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负荆请罪

fù jīng qǐng zuì

4-character word Traditional 負荊請罪

What 负荆请罪 means

1. lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
2. fig. to offer sb a humble apology

The characters in 负荆请罪

• 负fùto bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on
• 荆jīngchaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a…
• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 罪zuìguilt; crime; fault

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