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面壁思过

miàn bì sī guò

4-character word Traditional 面壁思過

What 面壁思过 means

1. to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds
2. to stand in the corner (punishment)
3. (fig.) to examine one's conscience

The characters in 面壁思过

• 面miànface; side; surface
• 壁bìwall; rampart
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)

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