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喜新厌旧

xǐ xīn yàn jiù

4-character word Traditional 喜新厭舊

What 喜新厌旧 means

1. lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old

The characters in 喜新厌旧

• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
• 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)
• 厌yàn(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
• 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former

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