破旧立新

Traditional (Taiwan): 破舊立新

pòjiùlìxīn ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

    • to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom) to innovate

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Telling them apart

破旧立新 is used for discarding old ideas, customs and practices and setting up new ones. 推陈出新 is typically about inheriting a cultural heritage and renewing it creatively.

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