repent and be saved; it's never too late to mend one's ways
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
repent and you will find salvation; it's never too late to turn back from a wrong path
formal常用作规劝用语，带有宗教和哲理的劝诫色彩。多用于书面或正式劝诫的场合。
Kǔ苦
hǎi海
wú无
biān边
，
huí回
tóu头
shì是
àn岸
，
nǐ你
xiàn现
zài在
gǎi改
guò过
zì自
xīn新
hái还
lái来
dé得
jí及
。
The sea of suffering has no bounds, but repentance is the shore; it's not too late for you to turn over a new leaf now.
Fǎ法
guān官
zài在
xuān宣
pàn判
qián前
duì对
tā他
shuō说
：
“
Xī希
wàng望
nǐ你
míng明
bai白
huí回
tóu头
shì是
àn岸
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
”
Before pronouncing the sentence, the judge said to him, 'I hope you understand that repentance is the way to salvation.'
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Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
gào告
jiè诫
rén人
men们
，
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
bú不
yào要
jǐn紧
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
huí回
tóu头
shì是
àn岸
。
This idiom admonishes people that making mistakes is not the end; what's important is to repent and mend your ways.
Tā他
céng曾
jīng经
wù误
rù入
qí歧
tú途
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
huí回
tóu头
shì是
àn岸
，
chóng重
xīn新
zuò做
rén人
。
He once went astray, but ultimately chose to turn back from the wrong path and start life anew.