面壁思過

面壁思过
miànbìsīguò
  1. to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds
  2. to stand in the corner (punishment)
  3. (fig.) to examine one's conscience

CEDICT

to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds

Wiktionary

面對著牆壁反省過錯。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 面壁 miànbì
  1. to face the wall
  2. to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism)
  3. (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
2 思過 sīguò to reflect on one's past errors

Related entries

反省 fǎnxǐng
  1. to reflect upon oneself
  2. to examine one's conscience
  3. to question oneself
  4. to search one's soul