put new wine into old bottles(jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ)

put new wine into old bottles

New wine in old bottles is a Chinese word, and its Pinyin Ji ù P í ngzhu ā NGX ī NJI ǔ comes from the gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

explain

It means that the new principle does not fit in with the old form. Since the May 4th movement, it has been used against its meaning. Metaphor uses the old form to express the new content. (see "old bottle new wine")

source

New Testament Matthew Chapter 9. Jesus said, "no one puts new wine in old leather bags; if so, the leather bags will crack, the wine will leak out, and even the leather bags will be broken. But if you put the new wine in a new leather bag, both will be preserved. "

words whose meaning is similar

harp on the old tune

grammar

There is no conflict between new wine in new bottles and new wine in new bottles.

Chinese PinYin : jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ