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新愁旧恨

xīn chóu jiù hèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
new worries added to old hatred (idiom) / afflicted by problems old and new
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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-482336de3d6f90a7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

新愁舊恨 新愁旧恨 [xin1 chou2 jiu4 hen4] /new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new/

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Other forms in these source records: 新愁舊恨

  • 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

  • 愁
    chóu

    to worry about

  • 旧
    jiù

    old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

  • 恨
    hèn

    to hate / to regret

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