dé​xīn​yàn​jiù

to abandon the old for the new

  • created reference approved 得新厌旧/得新厭舊 → 得新弃旧/得新棄舊 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得新厌旧 / 得新厭舊 dé​xīn​yàn​jiù

    得新弃旧 / 得新棄舊 dé​xīn​qì​jiù

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  • created reference approved 得新厌旧/得新厭舊 → 得新忘旧/得新忘舊 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得新厌旧 / 得新厭舊 dé​xīn​yàn​jiù

    得新忘旧 / 得新忘舊 dé​xīn​wàng​jiù

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  • created reference approved 得新厌旧/得新厭舊 → 喜新厌旧/喜新厭舊 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得新厌旧 / 得新厭舊 dé​xīn​yàn​jiù

    喜新厌旧 / 喜新厭舊 xǐ​xīn​yàn​jiù

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  • created sense approved 得新厌旧/得新厭舊 · dé​xīn​yàn​jiù · to abandon the old for the new — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得新厌旧 / 得新厭舊

    dé​xīn​yàn​jiù

    to abandon the old for the new

    To disdain or dislike the old once one has obtained something new; used to describe someone who lacks constancy or loyalty.

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · new 厌 (literal) → 厌/厭 · yàn · to detest 旧 (literal) → 旧/舊 · jiù · old

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

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