discard the old ways of life in favour of the new(gé jiù dǐng xīn)

discard the old ways of life in favour of the new

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g é Ji ù D ǐ NGX ī n, which used to refer to the change of government or the change of Dynasty; now it generally refers to the removal of the old and the establishment of a new one. From Dai shen you Gao Wen.

The origin of Idioms

The second part of Dai shen you Gao Wen written by Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty: "those who chant sutras should have a clear mind, and those who repent should reform the old and bring forth the new."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Reform from the old and reform from the old

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, or attribute. Examples are all kinds of accumulated disadvantages in the society, which make women have the ambition to reform. The inscription of the Journal of the women's Association studying in Japan by Liu Yu

Chinese PinYin : gé jiù dǐng xīn