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推陳佈新

简推陈布新 · 繁推陳佈新

Mandarin · pinyin tuī chén bù xīn

to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
to go beyond old ideas
advancing all the time

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推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
陈: chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen

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1–2–4–1 · tui1 chen2 bu4 xin1

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teoi1 can4 bou3 san1

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