棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to renounce the dark and seek the light
  2. to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one

CHARACTERS

棄 qì reject, abandon, discard
暗 àn
HSK 5
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
投 tóu
HSK 5
throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear