Abandon the old and seek the new
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì g ù L ǎ nx ī n, which means to abandon the old and absorb the new. The source is preface to Huang Xianqiao's poems.
The origin of Idioms
In the preface to Huang Xianqiao's poems by Zeng Guofan in Qing Dynasty, it is said that "he can discard the old and seek the new, and promise to enrich the meaning. However, he once did not think of himself, but retreated if he had nothing to do with the ancient."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : qì gù lǎn xīn
Abandon the old and seek the new
pass on the ancient culture without adding anything new to it. shù ér bù zuò
become a monk or nun late in life. bàn lù chū jiā