lìng​qǐ​lú​zào

to make a fresh start

  • created sense approved 另起炉灶/另起爐灶 · lìng​qǐ​lú​zào · to make a fresh start — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    另起炉灶 / 另起爐灶

    lìng​qǐ​lú​zào

    to make a fresh start

    (idiom) lit. to set up a separate kitchen; to start over from scratch or find a new way of doing things after a failure

    另 (literal) → 另 · lìng · separately 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to build 炉灶 (literal) → 炉灶/爐灶 · lú​zào · stove

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 另起炉灶/另起爐灶 · lìng​qǐ​lú​zào · to strike out on one's own — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    另起炉灶 / 另起爐灶

    lìng​qǐ​lú​zào

    to strike out on one's own

    (idiom) to leave a group or company to start one's own independent venture; to set up a new business or shop

    另 (literal) → 另 · lìng · separately 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to build 炉灶 (literal) → 炉灶/爐灶 · lú​zào · foundation

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense