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汰舊換新

简汰旧换新 · 繁汰舊換新

Mandarin · pinyin tài jiù huàn xīn

out with the old and in with the new (idiom)

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汰: tài · excessive; scour, wash out
舊: Look up this written character
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
换: huàn · change

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4–4–4–1 · tai4 jiu4 huan4 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taai3 gau6 wun6 san1

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(idiomatic) to eliminate the old and replace them with the new

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