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吐故納新
简 吐故纳新 · 繁 吐故納新Mandarin · pinyin tǔ gù nà xīn
Meanings
- lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
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3–4–4–1 · tu3 gu4 na4 xin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tou3 gu3 naap6 san1
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tou3 gu3 naap6 san1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) breathing technique to rejuvenate
- (idiomatic) get rid of the stale and take in the fresh
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