革故鼎新 — Chinese idiom
革故鼎新
gé gù dǐng xīn
Meaning
- to discard the old and introduce the new ; to innovate
Character by character
- 革géleather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
- 故gùreason, cause; happening, instance
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern
Idioms sharing a character
- 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn
- 马革裹尸 mǎ gé guǒ shī
- 一改故辙 yī gǎi gù zhé
- 依然如故 yī rán rú gù
- 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ
- 平白无故 píng bái wú gù
- 攀亲道故 pān qīn dào gù
- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng
- 明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn
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