喜新厌旧 in English xi3 xin1 yan4 jiu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to like the new, and hate the old (idiomatic expression); metaphorically enamored with new people (for example: new girlfriend), bored with the old

Simplified Characters

喜 新 厌 旧

Traditional Characters

喜 新 厭 舊

Pinyin

xi3 xin1 yan4 jiu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

喜xi3to be fond of 新xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] 厌yan4to loathe 旧jiu4old