衣不如新，人不如故 — “It is better to have new clothes”
衣不如新，人不如故 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is better to have new clothes”. But it is better to cherish old friends. Literally, “Clothes are not as good as new, people are not as good as old”.
衣不如新，人不如故 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣不如新，人不如故 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
- yī衣bù不zhòng重bó帛wear simple unlayered clothing
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Open the tool →Questions about 衣不如新，人不如故
What does 衣不如新，人不如故 mean?
衣不如新，人不如故 (yī bù rú xīn ， rén bù rú gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is better to have new clothes”.
How do you pronounce 衣不如新，人不如故?
衣不如新，人不如故 is pronounced yī bù rú xīn ， rén bù rú gù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣不如新，人不如故 literally mean?
Literally, 衣不如新，人不如故 means “Clothes are not as good as new, people are not as good as old”. It is used to mean “it is better to have new clothes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣不如新，人不如故?
衣服以新为好，身边相伴的人以原来的为好