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迷途知返
Pinyin
mí tú zhī fǎn
English
realize one's errors and mend one's ways
Explanation
Meaning
迷途:迷失道路;返:回来。迷了路知道回来。比喻发觉自己犯了错误,知道改正。
Context
《三国志·魏志·袁术传》:“以身试祸,岂不痛哉!若迷而知反,尚可以免。”
Example
夫~,往哲是也。 ◎南朝·梁·丘迟《与陈伯之书》
Synonyms
悬崖勒马
Antonyms
执迷不悟
Grammar
连动式;作谓语;含褒义
 
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