新瓶舊酒

Chinese

		new; newly; meso- (chem.)	bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher	old (opposite of new); former	alcoholic drink
trad. (新瓶舊酒)		新	瓶	舊	酒
simp. (新瓶旧酒)		新	瓶	旧	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnpíngjiùjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ ping⁴ gau⁶ zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnpíngjiùjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinpíngjiòujiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-pʻing²-chiu⁴-chiu³
    • Yale: syīn-píng-jyòu-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinpyngjiowjeou
    • Palladius: синьпинцзюцзю (sinʹpinczjuczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ ping⁴ gau⁶ zau²
    • Yale: sān pìhng gauh jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ ping⁴ gau⁶ dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ ping⁴ geo⁶ zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ kɐu̯²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

新瓶舊酒

1. old wine in a new bottle; an existing concept offered again in a newer form

Synonyms

• 新瓶裝舊酒／新瓶装旧酒 (xīnpíngzhuāngjiùjiǔ)