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棄舊圖新

简 弃旧图新 · 繁 棄舊圖新
Mandarin · pinyin qì jiù tú xīn

Meanings

  1. to turn over a new leaf
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棄
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舊
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圖
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
弃
qì · reject, abandon, discard
旧
jiù · old, ancient; former, past
图
tú · diagram; chart, map, picture
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Mandarin tones

4–4–2–1 · qi4 jiu4 tu2 xin1

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hei3 gau6 tou4 san1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to turn over a new leaf

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