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新愁舊恨

简新愁旧恨 · 繁新愁舊恨

Mandarin · pinyin xīn chóu jiù hèn

new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
愁: chóu · anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
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恨: hèn · hatred, dislike; resent, hate
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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1–2–4–4 · xin1 chou2 jiu4 hen4

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san1 sau4 gau6 han6

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