- lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
- fig. to offer sb a humble apology
Characters
- 负 (負): to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
- 荆 (荊): chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]
- 请 (請): to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 罪 (罪): guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
Resources
- Wiktionary: 负荆请罪
- MDBG: 负荆请罪
- Examples with 负荆请罪 on Tatoeba
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