吐故納新 — tu3 gu4 na4 xin1 — Chinese Dictionary

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tu³ gu⁴ na⁴ xin¹

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 and 庄子Zhuang¹ zi³); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

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1

tu³

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

2

gu⁴

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

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na⁴

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

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xin¹

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new