to renounce the dark and seek the light; to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
trad. 棄暗投明
Also written 棄暗投明【qì àn tóu míng】
Characters in this word
4弃
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to abandon, to relinquish, to discard, to throw away
- Pinyin
- qì
- Traditional
- 棄
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 17851 of 2500
暗
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variant of 暗[an4]
- Pinyin
- àn
- Traditional
- 晻
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 2844 of 2500
投
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to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc), to cast (a ballot), to cast (a glance, a shadow etc), to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine), to send (a letter, a manuscript etc), to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide), to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of, (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3391 of 2500
明
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Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), surname Ming, Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4563 of 2500