jīng

idiom
formal

Meaning of 负荆

负荆 means to apologize sincerely and humbly; to make a formal apology. Pronounced fù jīng.

  • to apologize sincerely and humbly; to make a formal apology

Definitions & Examples

wèi
de
mǎng
xíng
wéi
gǎn
dào
hòu
huǐ
 
jué
dìng
qīn
dēng
mén
jīng
 

He regretted his rash actions and decided to personally visit to make a sincere apology.

Fàn
cuò
bìng
 
de
shì
méi
yǒu
jīng
de
yǒng
 

Making a mistake is not terrible; what's terrible is lacking the courage to apologize sincerely.

Zài
tuán
duì
huì
shàng
 
dāng
zhòng
jīng
 
chéng
rèn
le
de
pàn
duàn
shī
 

At the team meeting, he made a public and humble apology, admitting his error in judgment.