喜新厌旧 — “To love the new and loathe the old”
喜新厌旧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to love the new and loathe the old”. To be fickle and prone to abandoning old things or relationships for new ones, often referring to disloyalty in love. Literally, “like new, dislike old”.
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喜新厌旧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
喜新厌旧 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 喜新厌旧
他总是喜新厌旧，对任何新鲜事物都只有三分钟热度。
He always loves the new and loathes the old, losing interest in anything new very quickly.
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- xǐ喜shàng上méi眉shāo梢joy showing on one's face
- xǐ喜bù不zì自jīn禁overwhelmed with joy
- xǐ喜bù不zì自shèng胜overjoyed beyond control
- xǐ喜cóng从tiān天jiàng降unexpected good fortune
- xǐ喜chū出wàng望wài外overjoyed at unexpected good news
- xǐ喜zé则qì气huǎn缓Joy eases vital energy
- xǐ喜gōng功hǎo好dà大fond of grand achievements
- xǐ喜xíng形yú于sè色joy shows on one's face
- xǐ喜xíng形yú于yán颜joy expressed on one's face
- xǐ喜nù怒bù不xíng形yú于sè色to keep one's feelings to oneself
- xǐ喜nù怒āi哀lè乐all human emotions
- xǐ喜nù怒āi哀jù惧joy, anger, sorrow, and fear
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What does 喜新厌旧 mean?
喜新厌旧 (xǐ xīn yàn jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to love the new and loathe the old”.
How do you pronounce 喜新厌旧?
喜新厌旧 is pronounced xǐ xīn yàn jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 喜新厌旧 literally mean?
Literally, 喜新厌旧 means “like new, dislike old”. It is used to mean “to love the new and loathe the old”.
What is the Chinese definition of 喜新厌旧?
喜欢新的，厌弃旧的。多指爱情不专一。