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棄舊圖新

简弃旧图新 · 繁棄舊圖新

Mandarin · pinyin qì jiù tú xīn

to turn over a new leaf

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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4–4–2–1 · qi4 jiu4 tu2 xin1

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(idiomatic) to turn over a new leaf

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