change existing habits and customs
The Chinese idiom, pronounced y í f ē NGG ǎ is ú, means to change old customs. The same as "changing customs". From the book of song, Yuezhi I
The origin of Idioms
"Change the customs, to the extreme of harmony and music."
Idiom usage
It refers to the change of customs and so on. (Southern history, song Ji Shang, Emperor Wu)
change existing habits and customs
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