discard the old ways of life in favour of the new
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g é Ji ù D ǐ NGX ī n, which used to refer to the change of government or the change of Dynasty; now it generally refers to the removal of the old and the establishment of a new one. From Dai shen you Gao Wen.
The origin of Idioms
The second part of Dai shen you Gao Wen written by Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty: "those who chant sutras should have a clear mind, and those who repent should reform the old and bring forth the new."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: Reform from the old and reform from the old
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, object, or attribute. Examples are all kinds of accumulated disadvantages in the society, which make women have the ambition to reform. The inscription of the Journal of the women's Association studying in Japan by Liu Yu
discard the old ways of life in favour of the new
liable to lay oneself open to suspicion - guā tián lǐ xià
deep favour and weighty righteousness - ēn shēn yì zhòng
keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee. - huáng tiān bù fù yǒu xīn rén