負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
  2. fig. to offer sb a humble apology

CHARACTERS

負 fù load, burden; carry, bear
荊 jīng thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
請 qǐng ask, request; invite; please
罪 zuì
HSK 6
crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship