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貪新厭舊

taam1 san1 jim3 gau6

tan1 xin1 yan4 jiu4

like the new but not the old stuff

often 喜新厭舊 in Mandarin

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

貪新厭舊 / 贪新厌旧

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 6th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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貪 taam1 tan4 tan1 - [1] [v] desire for more than one's rightful s
新 san1 xin1 - new; novel; fresh; beginning;
厭 jim1 jim3 ye4 yan3 yan1 yan4 - [1] [v] dislike; detest; hate; reject [2] [v]
舊 gau6 jiu4 xiu1 - [1] old; former; past [2] ancient; antique [3]

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