旧瓶装新酒
Traditional form:
舊瓶裝新酒
Pinyin (reading):
jiùpíngzhuāngxīnjiǔ
Definitions:
- lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
- (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
Characters:
- 旧 - old, ancient; former, past
- 瓶 - bottle, jug, pitcher, vase
- 装 - dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install
- 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
- 酒 - wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
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