改弦更張

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Chinese

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trad. (改弦更張) 改弦 更張
simp. (改弦更张) 改弦 更张
Literally: “to re-tune the strings or re-string the instrument”.

Etymology

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The latter component has been attested as late as the Book of Han in a passage quoting verbatim from a letter by Dong Zhongshu to the Emperor Wu of Han [104 BCE].

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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改弦更張

  1. to reform or revamp (a system or policy)

Synonyms

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