Abandon the old for the new

Abandon the old for the new

Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ě Ji ù m ó UX ī n, means to abandon the old and seek the new. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 28th year of Duke Fu.

Idiom explanation

It means abandoning the old and seeking the new.

The origin of Idioms

In Zuo Zhuan, the 28th year of Duke Fu, written by Zuo Qiuming in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "the original field is often used, and it is a strategy to give up the old and the new."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: old and new

Idiom usage

It refers to abandoning the old and seeking the new

Examples

Abandon the old to seek the new, catch the moon to take the cloud, leaving home, left alone. Xiang Lingzi in Qing Dynasty