戴罪立功

Chinese

		to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)	guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	to perform exploits; to do deeds of merit; to make contributions to perform exploits; to do deeds of merit; to make contributions; to render meritorious service; to serve
trad. (戴罪立功)		戴	罪	立功
simp. #(戴罪立功)		戴	罪	立功
alternative forms		帶罪立功／带罪立功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàizuìlìgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai³ zeoi⁶ laap⁶ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàizuìlìgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàizuèilìgong
    • Wade–Giles: tai⁴-tsui⁴-li⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: dài-dzwèi-lì-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daytzueylihgong
    • Palladius: дайцзуйлигун (dajczujligun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai³ zeoi⁶ laap⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: daai jeuih laahp gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai³ dzoey⁶ laap⁹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai³ zêu⁶ lab⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯³³ t͡sɵy̯²² laːp̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

戴罪立功

1. to atone for one's crimes or mistakes by making contributions; to redeem oneself