喜新厌旧 — Chinese idiom
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
Traditional: 喜新厭舊
Meaning
- lit. to like the new, and hate the old ; fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
Character by character
- 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
- 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern
- 厌yànto dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate
- 旧jiùold, ancient; former, past
Idioms sharing a character
- 喜不自胜 xǐ bù zì shèng
- 喜不自禁 xǐ bù zì jīn
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài
- 喜形于色 xǐ xíng yú sè
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè
- 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
- 喜气洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng
- 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
- 喜结良缘 xǐ jié liáng yuán
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