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旧瓶装新酒

旧
舊
瓶
瓶
装
裝
新
新
酒
酒
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework / (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

Characters and words in 旧瓶装新酒

旧
舊
jiù = ji + ou4
old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)
Add a new mnemonic for 旧 = 丨 + 日
Add a new mnemonic for 舊 = 雈 + 臼
瓶
píng = pi + (e)ng2
bottle / vase / pitcher / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for wine and liquids
Add a new mnemonic for 瓶 = 并 + 瓦
瓶
缾
píng = pi + (e)ng2
variant of 瓶[ping2]
Add a new mnemonic for 瓶 = 并 + 瓦
Add a new mnemonic for 缾 = 缶 + 并
装
裝
zhuāng = zhu + ang1
adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack
Add a new mnemonic for 装 = 壮 + 衣
Add a new mnemonic for 裝 = 壯 + 衣
新
xīn = xi + (e)n1
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin
Add a new mnemonic for 新 = 亲 + 斤
新
xīn = xi + (e)n1
new / newly / meso- (chemistry)
Add a new mnemonic for 新 = 亲 + 斤
酒
jiǔ = ji + ou3
wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
Add a new mnemonic for 酒 = 氵 + 酉

Words with 旧瓶装新酒

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Sentences with 旧瓶装新酒

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