ㄒㄧˇㄒㄧㄣxīnㄍㄜˊㄇㄧㄢˋmiàn

  1. 除去雜念改變舊日面目比喻澈底悔悟改過自新抱朴子·外篇·用刑》:洗心革面必若有德群后軌躅。」革面洗心」、洗面革心」。脫胎換骨洗手不幹怙惡不悛不悔文過飾非

lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom)​; to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways, to turn over a new leaf
(expr. idiom.)​ changer de coeur et de visage, faire peau neuve, se corriger radicalement