面壁思过
面壁思过
miàn bì sī guò
to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds; to stand in the corner (punishment); (fig.) to examine one's conscience
verb
Traditional: 面壁思過
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- (verb) to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds
- to stand in the corner (punishment)
- (fig.) to examine one's conscience
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Related Words
孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)· Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→向隅(xiàng yú)· lit. to face the corner (idiom)
→挺住(tǐng zhù)· to stand firm
→揪送(jiū sòng)· to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
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