yíng​xīn​sòng​jiù

to ring in the new and ring out the old

  • created reference approved 迎新送旧/迎新送舊 → 送故迎新 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    迎新送旧 / 迎新送舊 yíng​xīn​sòng​jiù

    送故迎新 sòng​gù​yíng​xīn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 迎新送旧/迎新送舊 · yíng​xīn​sòng​jiù · to ring in the new and ring out the old — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    迎新送旧 / 迎新送舊

    yíng​xīn​sòng​jiù

    to ring in the new and ring out the old

    To welcome the new while bidding farewell to the old; often used regarding the New Year or changes in personnel

    迎新 (literal) → 迎新 · yíng​xīn · to welcome the new 送 (literal) → 送 · sòng · to see off 旧 (literal) → 旧/舊 · jiù · the past

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 迎新送旧/迎新送舊 · yíng​xīn​sòng​jiù · a prostitute's career — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    迎新送旧 / 迎新送舊

    yíng​xīn​sòng​jiù

    a prostitute's career

    (archaic) Used to describe the life of a prostitute, referring to the constant cycle of welcoming and seeing off clients

    迎 (literal) → 迎 · yíng · to welcome 新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · [new things] 送 (literal) → 送 · sòng · to see off 旧 (literal) → 旧/舊 · jiù · the past

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

    created sense