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推陳佈新

简 推陈布新 · 繁 推陳佈新
Mandarin · pinyin tuī chén bù xīn

Meanings

  1. to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. to go beyond old ideas
  3. advancing all the time
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推
tuī · push, expel; push forward
陳
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佈
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
陈
chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
布
bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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1–2–4–1 · tui1 chen2 bu4 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

teoi1 can4 bou3 san1

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teoi1 can4 bou3 san1

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推陳佈新 · tui1 chen2 bu4 xin1
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Exact source record推陳佈新 推陈布新 [tui1 chen2 bu4 xin1] /to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate/to go beyond old ideas/advancing all the time/