喜新厌旧

Traditional: 喜新厭舊

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Dictionary entry

lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old

What does 喜新厌旧 mean?

喜新厌旧 (xǐ xīn yàn jiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old

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喜xǐto be fond of · to like 新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]厌yàn(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with · (literary) to satiate; to satisfy 旧jiùold · opposite: new 新

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