reject the old for the new

reject the old for the new

Chinese idioms, Pinyin is g é Ji ù t ú x ī n, abandon the old things, seek new ways. It comes from the tablet of Shendao in the book of Yan Shangshu.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Kezhuang of Song Dynasty wrote in the tablet of Shendao of Baoxue yanshangshu: "the country is in such a precarious state that I beg for a mournful imperial edict. The wind is strong and I have a position. I want to change the old and make a new one in order to return to heaven's will."

Idiom usage

To act as a predicate, object, or attribute

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: abandoning the old for the new

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