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新瓶舊酒

简 新瓶旧酒 · 繁 新瓶舊酒
Mandarin · pinyin xīn píng jiù jiǔ

Meanings

  1. old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
瓶
píng · jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
舊
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酒
jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
旧
jiù · old, ancient; former, past
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1–2–4–3 · xin1 ping2 jiu4 jiu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san1 ping4 gau6 zau2

Cantonese word readings for 新瓶舊酒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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san1 ping4 gau6 zau2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) old wine in a new bottle; an existing concept offered again in a newer form

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