sung3 gau6 jing4 san1送舊迎新送旧迎新
Jyutpingsung3 gau6 jing4 san1
Yalesung gauh yìhng sān
Definition
To send off the old and welcome the new.
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How it's used
This idiom is most frequently heard around the Lunar New Year period when people are cleaning their homes or planning for the year ahead. It carries a positive, forward-looking tone often associated with renewal and fresh starts. While it can apply to abstract concepts like habits or mindsets, it is also commonly used in a literal sense when decluttering or replacing old household items.
Examples
Our company holds a party every year to ring in the new year.
You said you wanted to out with the old and in with the new, so why haven't you thrown out the old stuff yet?
Common phrases
the atmosphere of welcoming the new year
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
