







一元复始 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the beginning of a new year”. A fresh start for everything. Literally, “The first cycle begins anew”.

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Open the tool →一元复始 (yī yuán fù shǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the beginning of a new year”.
一元复始 is pronounced yī yuán fù shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 一元复始 means “the first cycle begins anew”. It is used to mean “the beginning of a new year”.
指新的一年的开始。并常以下句“万象更新”合成春联。