吐故纳新

tǔ gù nà xīn · tu gu na xin

Traditional 吐故納新

Meaning

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  1. lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 / 庄子 (Zhuāng zǐ)); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

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