吐故納新 (tou3 gu3 naap6 san1): lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) | Cantonese Dictionary

tou3 gu3 naap6 san1吐故納新吐故纳新

Jyutpingtou3 gu3 naap6 san1

Yaletou gu naph sān

Definition

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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