jiù​píng​zhuāng​xīn​jiǔ

new wine

Senses

旧瓶装新酒/ 舊瓶裝新酒 jiù​píng​zhuāng​xīn​jiǔ new wine

new concepts or content presented in an old framework; literally "new wine in old bottles" (an idiom based on Matthew 9:17, though in Chinese it typically describes the practice of using old forms for new content rather than warning against it)

这部翻拍的电视剧虽然是旧瓶装新酒,但演员的演技赋予了它全新的生命力。

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