fù jīng qǐng zuìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology
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負荊請罪 负荆请罪 [fu4 jing1 qing3 zui4] /lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)/fig. to offer sb a humble apology/

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