reject the old for the new

reject the old for the new

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì Ji ù Li á nx ī n, which means that a man abandons his old pet and falls in love with his new lover. From Wangjiang Pavilion by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It's the habit of abandoning the old and pitying the new, not to mention the residents.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: like the new and hate the old

The origin of Idioms

The second part of Wangjiang Pavilion written by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty: "you abandoned the old and pitied the new, but he saw our intention and made such a clever scheme."

Idiom explanation

Pity: love. It refers to a man who abandons his old pet and falls in love with his new lover.