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usher out the old, greet the new · esp. to see in the New Year

送旧迎新
sòng jiù yíng xīn
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new吐故纳新tǔ gù nà xīnlit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old喜新厌旧xǐ xīn yàn jiù
Antonyms
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone一成不变yī chéng bù biàn