1 lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qín dài] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bù wéi]
Idioms (4)
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
2 to turn over a new leaf
革故鼎新
gé gù dǐng xīn
1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
革面洗心
gé miàn xǐ xīn
1 lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways