flay the face and wash the heart

flay the face and wash the heart

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g é mi à ng é x à n, which means to completely change the past and be a new man. It's the same as "face to face". It comes from "sending Xue Ququan to Zhenxiong to explore the Yi manuscripts".

The origin of Idioms

Yang Shen of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his "send Xue Ququan to Zhenxiong to explore the barbarian manuscripts" that "I'm afraid of the head and tail, and I'm afraid of the head and tail, so that I can change my mind, and benefit me selflessly."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: to change one's face and wash one's heart

Idiom usage

It means to repent thoroughly, to be industrious and to guide, to set up six academies and one hundred righteous schools, to learn from the school of Chu and Miao, and to ask for examination. Wei Yuan's Sheng Wu Ji (Volume 7)