悔过自新

悔過自新
huǐguòzìxīn
to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

CEDICT

to turn over a new leaf

Wiktionary

悔改过失，重新做人。《新唐书．卷一一二．冯元常传》：「元常喻以恩信，约悔过自新，贼相率脱甲面缚。」也作「悔罪自新」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 悔过 huǐguò to repent; to be penitent
2 自新 zìxīn
  1. to reform oneself
  2. to mend one's ways and start life anew