另起炉灶

Traditional: 另起爐灶

lìng qǐ lú zào

Dictionary entry

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch

What does 另起炉灶 mean?

另起炉灶 (lìng qǐ lú zào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch

2back to square one

3to start of on a new path

Character breakdown

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另lìngother · another 起qǐto rise · to raise 炉lústove · furnace 灶zàokitchen stove · kitchen; mess; canteen

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另起炉灶

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