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過あやまちて改あらためざるこれを過あやまちという
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake
from the Analects of Confucius
Alt. forms
過あやまちて改あらためざる是これを過あやまちと謂いう
過あやまちて改あらためざるこれを過あやまちという
過あやまちて改あらためざる是これを過あやまちという
Kanji used
過
surpass something
改
reform
Composed of
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise