make a fresh start together with the whole nation
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǔ m í ng ē ngsh ǐ, originally referring to the feudal emperors' accession to the throne or taking some important measures. The latter refers to the old situation of reform. It comes from Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi.
The origin of Idioms
Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi: "change with the world, stop fighting and stop dying." In the book of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudi Ji: "I lived in the Tang Dynasty and enjoyed the Yin and Zhou dynasties. I learned from the old to learn from the new. I pardoned the world and began to reform with the people."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: to get rid of the old and bring forth the new, to share happiness with the people, to share weal and woe [antonym]: to live in a land of fish and meat, to be superior, and to collect excessive taxes
Idiom usage
Example I hope the monarch will change the picture and change with the people. Liang Qichao's Manifesto of political news agency in Qing Dynasty
make a fresh start together with the whole nation
to hold back from taking action against an evildoer for fear of involving good people - tóu shǔ jì qì
work shame-facedly with one's enemies - miǎn yán shì dí
There is no tile in the top and no cone in the bottom - shàng wú piàn wǎ,xià wú zhuō zhuī
glorify and illuminate the ancestors - xiǎn zǔ róng zōng
even the rocks nod in approval during one 's preaching - wán shí diǎn tóu