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過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ 同音
exp. proverb when you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it; do not delay in making amends for your wrongs (from the Analects of Confucius)
Notes
Contains
過
guò す.ぎる 과
pass
過ち
あやまち
fault
て
て
(forms plain conjunction) and
ては
ては
if (an action, etc.)
は
は
indicates sentence topic
則
zé のっと.る 즉
rule
改
gǎi あらた.める 개
change
改む
あらたむ
to change
む
む
unh
る
る
verb-forming suffix
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