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汰舊換新
简 汰旧换新 · 繁 汰舊換新Mandarin · pinyin tài jiù huàn xīn
Meanings
- out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
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4–4–4–1 · tai4 jiu4 huan4 xin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
taai3 gau6 wun6 san1
Cantonese word readings for 汰舊換新. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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taai3 gau6 wun6 san1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to eliminate the old and replace them with the new
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