吐故纳新(tǔ gù nà xīn)

4 charactersTrad. 吐故納新

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh…

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Word information

Pinyin
tǔ gù nà xīn
Meaning
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
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Characters
4
Traditional
吐故納新

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