fù jīng qǐng zuì

Traditional: 負荊請罪

负荆请罪 (fù jīng qǐng zuì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 负荆请罪

负fù · to bear荆jīng · chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus)请qǐng · to ask罪zuì · guilt

Related words

请to ask负责to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for犯罪to commit a crime罪guilt罪variant of 罪[zui4], crime邀请to invite申请to apply for sth请求to request; to ask罪犯criminal请问Excuse me, may I ask...?负to bear罪名charge; accusation

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