Bitter and old

Bitter and old

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ò ngji āù ns ù g ò u, which means to completely correct the previous mistakes. It comes from the book "please admonish the ministers".

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his book please admonish the ministers: "I am Fang Jia and my subjects will go the way of meeting the emperor, and all my ministers should also live up to the past and contribute to the success of the royal way."

Analysis of Idioms

Change the past

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing