迷途知返
【Source】 A Letter to Chen Bozhi， written by Qiu Chi (464-508) in the Southern Dynasties (420-589).
【出处】南朝梁·丘迟《与陈伯之书》：“夫迷途知反，往哲是与；不远而复，先典攸高。”
【Interpretation】Used to describe becoming aware of one’s errors and turning back from the wrong path.
【释意】指迷了路意识到要回来，比喻犯了错误能改正。
During the Southern Dynasties，Chen Bozhi was the governor of Jiangzhou (in today’s Jiangxi Province) in the Southern Qi. After the fall of the Southern Qi， he served for Liang at the same post. In the year of 502， Chen Bozhi rose to revolt against Liang. Having been defeated， he had to go to the Northern Wei for shelter.
南朝时，将军陈伯之在南齐任江州刺史。南齐灭亡后，他在萧梁手下继任原职。公元502年，陈伯之起兵反梁，吃了败仗，只好投奔北魏政权。
In the year of 505， the Liang emperor ordered his brother Xiao Hong (473-526) to lead a northern expedition. The Liang army confronted Chen Bozhi’s troops in Shouyang (in today’s Shanxi Province). Xiao Hong then asked a litterateur named Qiu Chi (464-508) to write a letter to Chen Bozhi to persuade him to surrender， making it clear that Liang would forgive Chen Bozhi’s past betrayals.
公元505年，梁武帝命令弟弟萧宏率军北征，陈伯之领兵在寿阳(今安徽寿春县)与其对峙。萧宏命令手下文学家丘迟写信给陈伯之，劝其归降，对其反叛之罪既往不咎。
In the letter to Chen Bozhi， Qiu Chi wrote， “The ancients appreciated those who became aware of their errors and turned back from the wrong path. And in the classic works， people were able to correct their own mistakes before it got too late.”
于是，丘迟写下了《与陈伯之书》，信中写道：“走错了路而知道回头，是古人所赞许的，错路走得不远就能改归正道，是历来经典中所推崇的。”
After reading this letter， Chen Bozhi was deeply moved. Also considering that Liang's army was much stronger， and it would be hard to have a prolonged battle with Liang， Chen Bozhi made up his mind to turn back to Liang with his army of eight thousand soldiers.
陈伯之读了这封信后，大受感动，加上萧宏所率的梁军实力雄厚，难以与之久战，陈伯之思虑再三后，率八千兵马重新归梁。, 百拇医药
【出处】南朝梁·丘迟《与陈伯之书》：“夫迷途知反，往哲是与；不远而复，先典攸高。”
【Interpretation】Used to describe becoming aware of one’s errors and turning back from the wrong path.
【释意】指迷了路意识到要回来，比喻犯了错误能改正。
During the Southern Dynasties，Chen Bozhi was the governor of Jiangzhou (in today’s Jiangxi Province) in the Southern Qi. After the fall of the Southern Qi， he served for Liang at the same post. In the year of 502， Chen Bozhi rose to revolt against Liang. Having been defeated， he had to go to the Northern Wei for shelter.
南朝时，将军陈伯之在南齐任江州刺史。南齐灭亡后，他在萧梁手下继任原职。公元502年，陈伯之起兵反梁，吃了败仗，只好投奔北魏政权。
In the year of 505， the Liang emperor ordered his brother Xiao Hong (473-526) to lead a northern expedition. The Liang army confronted Chen Bozhi’s troops in Shouyang (in today’s Shanxi Province). Xiao Hong then asked a litterateur named Qiu Chi (464-508) to write a letter to Chen Bozhi to persuade him to surrender， making it clear that Liang would forgive Chen Bozhi’s past betrayals.
公元505年，梁武帝命令弟弟萧宏率军北征，陈伯之领兵在寿阳(今安徽寿春县)与其对峙。萧宏命令手下文学家丘迟写信给陈伯之，劝其归降，对其反叛之罪既往不咎。
In the letter to Chen Bozhi， Qiu Chi wrote， “The ancients appreciated those who became aware of their errors and turned back from the wrong path. And in the classic works， people were able to correct their own mistakes before it got too late.”
于是，丘迟写下了《与陈伯之书》，信中写道：“走错了路而知道回头，是古人所赞许的，错路走得不远就能改归正道，是历来经典中所推崇的。”
After reading this letter， Chen Bozhi was deeply moved. Also considering that Liang's army was much stronger， and it would be hard to have a prolonged battle with Liang， Chen Bozhi made up his mind to turn back to Liang with his army of eight thousand soldiers.
陈伯之读了这封信后，大受感动，加上萧宏所率的梁军实力雄厚，难以与之久战，陈伯之思虑再三后，率八千兵马重新归梁。, 百拇医药