ji4 fung1 jik6 zuk6移風易俗移风易俗

Jyutpingji4 fung1 jik6 zuk6

Yaleyìh fūng yihk juhk

Definition

To change old customs and habits, transforming them into new social traditions.

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How it's used

This idiom is formal and carries a strong sense of social reform or cultural shift. It is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation and is more common in news reports, political discourse, or academic writing. It implies a deliberate, often top-down effort to replace outdated practices with modern or more desirable ones.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋soeng2想tau3透gwo3過gaau3教juk6育lai4嚟ji4移fung1風jik6易zuk6俗。

They want to change old customs through education.

ni1呢go3個zing3政caak3策zan1真hai6係ho2可ji5以ji4移fung1風jik6易zuk6俗me1咩？

Can this policy really change social traditions?

Common phrases

zi3致lik6力ji4移fung1風jik6易zuk6俗

committed to changing social customs

ji4移fung1風jik6易zuk6俗ge3嘅muk6目biu1標

the goal of transforming social traditions

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this to describe personal habit changes, such as quitting smoking or waking up early. It is specifically reserved for collective, societal-level changes in customs and traditions, not individual behavior.