created reference approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 → 改弦易辙/改弦易轍 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
改弦更张 / 改弦更張 gǎixiángēngzhāng
改弦易辙 / 改弦易轍 gǎixiányìzhé
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created reference approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 → 改张易调/改張易調 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
改弦更张 / 改弦更張 gǎixiángēngzhāng
改张易调 / 改張易調 gǎizhāngyìdiào
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created reference approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 → 旧调重弹/舊調重彈 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
改弦更张 / 改弦更張 gǎixiángēngzhāng
旧调重弹 / 舊調重彈 jiùdiàochóngtán
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created sense approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 · gǎixiángēngzhāng · to make a fresh start — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
改弦更张 / 改弦更張
gǎixiángēngzhāng
to make a fresh start
Literally meaning to change the strings of an instrument and retune them, this idiom is used to describe a major change in policy, system, or attitude in order to start anew.
改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · string 更张 (literal) → 更张/更張 · gēngzhāng · to restring
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