厭舊貪新
Chinese
loathe | old (opposite of new); former | greedy | new; newly; meso- (chem.) | ||
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trad. (厭舊貪新) | 厭 | 舊 | 貪 | 新 | |
simp. (厌旧贪新) | 厌 | 旧 | 贪 | 新 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
厭舊貪新
- to love the new and loathe the old
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 喜新厭舊 (“to love the new and loathe the old”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 喜新厭舊, 喜新厭故, 厭舊喜新, 厭舊貪新 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 喜新厭舊 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貪新忘舊 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 迎新棄舊 |
Taipei | 迎新棄舊 GT | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |