reject the old for the new
Chinese idioms, Pinyin is g é Ji ù t ú x ī n, abandon the old things, seek new ways. It comes from the tablet of Shendao in the book of Yan Shangshu.
The origin of Idioms
Liu Kezhuang of Song Dynasty wrote in the tablet of Shendao of Baoxue yanshangshu: "the country is in such a precarious state that I beg for a mournful imperial edict. The wind is strong and I have a position. I want to change the old and make a new one in order to return to heaven's will."
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate, object, or attribute
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: abandoning the old for the new
Chinese PinYin : gé jiù tú xīn
reject the old for the new
end neither in victory nor defeat. bù fēn shèng fù
Well water doesn't make river water. jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ
Avoid the vulgar and seek the new. bì sú qū xīn
From the beginning to the end. chè shǒu chè wěi