lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology
trad. 負荊請罪
Also written 負荊請罪【fù jīng qǐng zuì】
Characters in this word
4负
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to bear, to carry (on one's back), to turn one's back on, to be defeated, negative (math. etc)
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 負
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 8883 of 2500
荆
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an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2], surname Jing
- Pinyin
- Jīng
- Traditional
- 荊
- Strokes
- 9
请
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to ask, to invite, please (do sth), to treat (to a meal etc), to request
- Pinyin
- qǐng
- Traditional
- 請
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 124 of 2500
罪
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guilt, crime, fault, blame, sin
- Pinyin
- zuì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 2606 of 2500