棄暗投明

to renounce the dark and seek the light / to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one

to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away

variant of 暗[an4]

dark / gloomy / hidden / secret / muddled / obscure / in the dark

to close (a door) / to eclipse / muddled / stupid / ignorant / variant of 暗[an4]

to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods