- 吐故纳新
- tǔgùnàxīnexhale the old and inhale the new; get rid of the stale and take in the fresh* * *get rid of the stale and take in the fresh* * *get rid of the stale and take in the fresh* * *tu3 gu4 na4 xin1lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new* * *吐故纳新tǔ gù nà xīnget rid of the stale and take in the fresh; exhale the old and inhale the new* * *吐故納新|吐故纳新 [tǔ gù nà xīn] ► lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi ↑庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.