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迎新棄舊. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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to welcome
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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
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abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away |
old (opposite of new); former
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| trad. (迎新棄舊)
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迎
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新
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棄
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舊
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| simp. (迎新弃旧)
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迎
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新
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弃
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旧
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Pronunciation
Idiom
迎新棄舊
- (Hokkien) to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection
2011, “山伯英台”, 詹雅雯 (lyrics), 詹雅雯 (music)performed by 詹雅雯:
阿嬤講可憐愛情無自由 卡贏自由戀愛迎新棄舊
阿嬷讲可怜爱情无自由 卡赢自由恋爱迎新弃旧 - a-má kóng khó-liân ài-chêng bô chū-iû, khah iâⁿ chū-iû loân-ài ngiâ-sin-khì-kū
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
喜新厭舊 (“to love the new and loathe the old”)