洗手不干

xíshǒubúgàn

(of a thief, etc.) stop doing wrong and reform oneself, wash one's hands of something

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hang up one's axe; wash one's hands of

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hang up one's axe; wash one's hands of

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xi3 shou3 bu4 gan4

to totally stop doing something, to reform one's ways

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洗手不干

xǐ shǒu bú gàn

wash one's hands of the matter; be through with; hang up one's ax(e); never to do so any more; never to do such a thing again; wash one's hands of it once and for all; wash one's hands of the whole affair

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洗手不幹|洗手不干 [xǐ shǒu bù gàn] ► to totally stop doing something ► to reform one's ways