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破舊立新

简 破旧立新 · 繁 破舊立新
Mandarin · pinyin pò jiù lì xīn

Meanings

  1. to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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破
pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
舊
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立
lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
旧
jiù · old, ancient; former, past
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4–4–4–1 · po4 jiu4 li4 xin1

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po3 gau6 laap6 san1

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