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革故鼎新 (gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1) — discard the old in favor of the new in Cantonese

gaak˗₃革gu˗₃故dingˊ²鼎sanˉ¹新
Mandarin Pinyin: ge2 gu4 ding3 xin1

Meaning of 革故鼎新

noundiscard the old in favor of the new

Characters in 革故鼎新

革gaak3
get rid of; dismiss; abolish
故gu3
therefore; hence; so; consequently
鼎ding2
ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs
新san1
recent; modern

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