負荊請罪 [ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ; fu4 jing1 qing3 zui4] lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) to offer sb a humble apology ◄ ►