新瓶旧酒 — Chinese idiom
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
Traditional: 新瓶舊酒
Meaning
- old wine in a new bottle
Character by character
- 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern
- 瓶píngbottle, jug, pitcher, vase
- 旧jiùold, ancient; former, past
- 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
Idioms sharing a character
- 咸与维新 xián yù wéi xīn
- 喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- 壁垒一新 bì lěi yī xīn
- 悔过自新 huǐ guò zì xīn
- 推陈布新 tuī chén bù xīn
- 推陈出新 tuī chén chū xīn
- 改过自新 gǎi guò zì xīn
- 新仇旧恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn
- 新来乍到 xīn lái zhà dào
- 新婚燕尔 xīn hūn yàn ěr
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