良心發現
simp良心发现loeng4 sam1 faat3 jin6liáng xīn fā xiàn
English
- (idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends)
- to be disturbed by one's conscience; one's conscience to be pricked by some of the things one did; literally, found one's conscience
粵語 — Cantonese
- 做咗啲違背良心,唔合乎道德嘅事,內心掙扎過後覺得後悔而認錯;良心過意唔去
Examples
佢終於良心發現,去差館自首。
She eventually felt a prick of conscience and confessed to her crime in the police station.
他突然良心發現。
His conscience suddenly awoke in him.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk