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Chinese[edit]
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lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)
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thorns; brambles
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trad. (負荊/負荆)
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負
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荊/荆
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simp. (负荆)
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负
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荆
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Pronunciation[edit]
負荊
- to proffer a birch and ask for a whipping -- to offer a modest apology