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除舊更新

简除旧更新 · 繁除舊更新

Mandarin · pinyin chú jiù gēng xīn

to replace the old with new (idiom)

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除: chú · eliminate, remove, except
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更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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2–4–1–1 · chu2 jiu4 geng1 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1

Cantonese word readings for 除舊更新. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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