吐故纳新 in English tu3 gu4 na4 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiomatic expression, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); metaphorically to get rid of the old and bring in the new

Simplified Characters

吐 故 纳 新

Traditional Characters

吐 故 納 新

Pinyin

tu3 gu4 na4 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吐tu3to spit 故gu4happening 纳na4surname Na 新xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]