Make a living

Make a living

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ò ngz ì Chu ā ngy ì, which means to completely correct one's mistakes and start a new life. It comes from the epitaph of su'an Dai cemetery written by Zhang Juzheng of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: a new face

Antonyms: unrepentant and stubborn

Idiom story

During the Ming Dynasty, Dai Gong saw that a young man in the village beat his mother and wanted to be punished by the law together with his father. The young man was afraid, kowtowed to Dai Gong and expressed his willingness to correct. Dai Gong gave him a chance to correct himself, and the man changed his mind and made a great contribution to the country.

The origin of Idioms

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng's su'an Dai cemetery inscription: "there are young people in Li who beat their mother. The public wants to have a direct relationship with their father. They set up a heavy code. The young people are afraid of it and kowtow to bleed for advice. The public is willing to do it, and he is also a good man, which is very important for the village."

Idiom explanation

It means to correct one's fault thoroughly and to be a new man.