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舊瓶裝新酒
简 旧瓶装新酒 · 繁 舊瓶裝新酒Mandarin · pinyin jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
Meanings
- lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
- (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
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4–2–1–1–3 · jiu4 ping2 zhuang1 xin1 jiu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gau6 ping4 zong1 san1 zau2
Cantonese word readings for 舊瓶裝新酒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gau6 ping4 zong1 san1 zau2
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