革故鼎新

gé gù dǐng xīn

Dictionary entry

to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate

What does 革故鼎新 mean?

革故鼎新 (gé gù dǐng xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate

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革géanimal hide · leather 故gùhappening · instance 鼎dǐngancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs · pot (dialect)新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

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革故鼎新

gé gù dǐng xīn

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