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Chinese[edit]
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loathe
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old (opposite of new); former
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greedy
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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
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trad. (厭舊貪新)
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厭
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舊
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貪
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新
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simp. (厌旧贪新)
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厌
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旧
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贪
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新
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Pronunciation[edit]
厭舊貪新
- to love the new and loathe the old
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
喜新厭舊 (“to love the new and loathe the old”)
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