成语故事：负荆请罪 Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology
负荆请罪
fù jīng qǐng zuì
Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology
负荆请罪 means one feels regretful and willingly asks for punishment. 负 means to bear or carry, 荆, a stick with thorns, 请罪 to admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology.
Literal meaning: Admit one's mistakes and make a humble apology
E.g
这件事是你的错，我建议你去向你妻子负荆请罪。
zhè jiàn shì shì nǐ de cuò ，wǒ jiàn yì nǐ qù xiàng nǐ qī zǐ fù jīng qǐng zuì 。
This is your fault, I suggest you to admit your mistakes and make a humble apology to your wife.