负荆请罪 Traditional 負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì 🔊 lit. to bring a bramble and ask for… + Keep this word Meanings fù jīng qǐng zuì 負荊請罪 lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)fig. to offer sb a humble apology Its characters 负fùto bearHSK 7–9荆jīngchaste tree or its berry (Vitex…请qǐngplease; to invite (and pay)HSK 1罪zuìguiltHSK 6