悔改

Chinese

		regret	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
simp. and trad. (悔改)		悔	改
anagram		改悔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huǐgǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fui³ goi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fí-kói
Min Nan (POJ): hóe-kái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǐgǎi [Phonetic: huígǎi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huěigǎi
  - Wade–Giles: hui³-kai³
  - Yale: hwěi-gǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoeigae
  - Palladius: хуэйгай (xuejgaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fui³ goi²
  - Yale: fui gói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fui³ goi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fui³ goi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯³³ kɔːi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fí-kói
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi` goi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi³ goi³
  - Sinological IPA: /fi³¹ koi̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-kái
  - Tâi-lô: hué-kái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoefkae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: /huʌi^X|huʌi^H kʌi^X/

Rime
Character	悔	悔	改
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	曉 (32)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	灰 (42)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	呼罪切	荒内切	古亥切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/huʌi^X/	/huʌi^H/	/kʌi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/huoi^X/	/huoi^H/	/kəi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/xuɒi^X/	/xuɒi^H/	/kɒi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwəj^X/	/hwəj^H/	/kəj^X/
Li Rong	/xuᴀi^X/	/xuᴀi^H/	/kᴀi^X/
Wang Li	/xuɒi^X/	/xuɒi^H/	/kɒi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/xuɑ̆i^X/	/xuɑ̆i^H/	/kɑ̆i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huǐ	huì	gǎi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fui²	fui³	goi²

Verb

悔改

to repent and mend one's ways
犯錯後還不知悔改 [MSC, trad.]
犯错后还不知悔改 [MSC, simp.]
fàncuò hòu hái bùzhī huǐgǎi [Pinyin]
to not mend one's ways after making a mistake

Synonyms

改悔 (gǎihuǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (悔改):

→ Korean: 회개(悔改) (hoegae)
→ Vietnamese: hối cải (悔改)

See also

悔恨 (huǐhèn)
悔悟 (huǐwù)
悔過／悔过 (huǐguò)

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