舊瓶裝新酒 — jiu4 ping2 zhuang1 xin1 jiu3 — Chinese Dictionary

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jiu⁴ ping² zhuang¹ xin¹ jiu³

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

舊

瓶

裝

新

酒

As word

1

jiu⁴

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

2

ping²

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

3

zhuang¹

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

4

xin¹

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

5

jiu³

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework/(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)