成语故事：负荆请罪 Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology

成语故事：负荆请罪 Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology

负荆请罪

fù jīng qǐng zuì

Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology

负荆请罪 means one feels regretful and willingly asks for punishment. 负 means to bear or carry, 荆, a stick with thorns, 请罪 to admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology.

Literal meaning: Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology

E.g

这件事是你的错，我建议你去向你妻子负荆请罪。

zhè jiàn shì shì nǐ de cuò ，wǒ jiàn yì nǐ qù xiàng nǐ qī zǐ fù jīng qǐng zuì 。

This is your fault, I suggest you to admit your mistakes and make a humble apology to your wife.

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