厭舊貪新

Chinese

loathe old (opposite of new); former greedy new; newly; meso- (chem.)
trad. (厭舊貪新) 厭 舊 貪 新
simp. (厌旧贪新) 厌 旧 贪 新

Pronunciation

Idiom

厭舊貪新

  1. to love the new and loathe the old

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 喜新厭舊 (“to love the new and loathe the old”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 喜新厭舊, 喜新厭故, 厭舊喜新, 厭舊貪新
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 喜新厭舊
Cantonese Hong Kong 貪新忘舊
Southern Min Xiamen 迎新棄舊
Taipei 迎新棄舊 GT
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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