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革故鼎新

gé gù dǐng xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom) / to innovate
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-069e668bb8ba28f7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

革故鼎新 革故鼎新 [ge2 gu4 ding3 xin1] /to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate/

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Reference information

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  • 革
    gé

    animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)

  • 故
    gù

    happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

  • 鼎
    dǐng

    ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

  • 新
    xīn

    new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

    Xīn

    abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō] / surname Xin

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.