旧 瓶 装 新 酒

jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔdictionary entry

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework / (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

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舊瓶裝新酒 旧瓶装新酒 [jiu4 ping2 zhuang1 xin1 jiu3] /lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)/

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旧瓶装新酒

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