旧瓶装新酒 — “To put new wine in old bottles”
旧瓶装新酒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put new wine in old bottles”. To express new ideas in old forms. Literally, “old bottle holds new wine”.
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旧瓶装新酒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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这部电视剧虽然沿用了传统的叙事方式，但其探讨的家庭观念却是非常现代的，可谓是旧瓶装新酒。
Although this TV series uses traditional storytelling methods, the family values it explores are very modern; it's a true case of putting new wine in old bottles.
Idioms Related to 旧瓶装新酒
Synonyms of 旧瓶装新酒
More idioms starting with 旧
- jiù旧shì事chóng重tí提bring up old matters again
- jiù旧chóu仇sù宿yuàn怨old grudges and deep-seated animosity
- jiù旧dì地chóng重yóu游revisit an old familiar place
- jiù旧jiā家xíng行jìng径reverting to old ways
- jiù旧niàn念fù复méng萌Old thoughts or habits resurface
- jiù旧tài态fù复méng萌revert to old ways
- jiù旧hèn恨xīn新chóu仇old grudges and new hatreds
- jiù旧hèn恨xīn新chóu愁Old grievances and new anxieties
- jiù旧chóu愁xīn新hèn恨old and new sorrows and regrets
- jiù旧shí时fēng风wèi味old-time flavor
- jiù旧yàn燕guī归cháo巢old friends return home
- jiù旧ài爱sù宿ēn恩past affections and previous favors
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Open the tool →Questions about 旧瓶装新酒
What does 旧瓶装新酒 mean?
旧瓶装新酒 (jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put new wine in old bottles”.
How do you pronounce 旧瓶装新酒?
旧瓶装新酒 is pronounced jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 旧瓶装新酒 literally mean?
Literally, 旧瓶装新酒 means “old bottle holds new wine”. It is used to mean “to put new wine in old bottles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 旧瓶装新酒?
比喻用旧的形式表现新的内容。