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改弦更張

goi2 jin4 gang1 zoeng1

gai3 xian2 geng1 zhang1

change over to new ways; make a fresh start

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

改弦更張

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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改 goi2 gai3 - change; revise; switch to
弦 jin4 jyun4 xian2 - string (of bows, musical instruments)
更 gang3 gang1 gwaang1 geng4 geng1 - change; alter; more
張 zoeng1 zoeng3 zhang1 zhang4 - sheet or leaf of paper

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