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Home / Idiom / 另起炉灶

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch · back to square one · to start of on a new path

另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
l+ìng·4th toneq+ǐ·3rd tonel+ú·2nd tonez+ào·4th tone
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John turned his back on the company and started on his own.
约翰离开了公司，另起炉灶。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
having a unique or distinctive style别具一格bié jù yī géto make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yìlit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner · to stand out · to develop one's own school · to have attitude of one's own别树一帜bié shù yī zhìto establish · to set up · to found建立jiàn lìlit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback · to prepare for new initiatives · to attempt a comeback重整旗鼓chóng zhěng qí gǔ
Antonyms
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone一成不变yī chéng bù biàn