负荆请罪 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 负荆请罪

负荆请罪 (負荊請罪)

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

Idiom 负 Carry / 荆 Vitex / Carrying a thorns stick to plead with each other / It means confessing to someone wrong and apologizing

Usage

Synonyms 请罪

Antonym 兴师问罪

中文释义负背着；荆荆条。背着荆条向对方请罪。表示向人认错赔罪。

Characters 负 (負) fù 荆 (荊) jīng 请 (請) qǐng 罪 zuì

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