喜新厭舊

See also: 喜新厌旧

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	new; newly; meso- (chem.)	loathe	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (喜新厭舊)		喜	新	厭	舊
simp. (喜新厌旧)		喜	新	厌	旧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐxīnyànjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² san¹ jim³ gau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐxīnyànjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐsinyànjiòu
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-hsin¹-yen⁴-chiu⁴
  - Yale: syǐ-syīn-yàn-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiishinyannjiow
  - Palladius: сисиньяньцзю (sisinʹjanʹczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² san¹ jim³ gau⁶
  - Yale: héi sān yim gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² san¹ jim³ gau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² sen¹ yim³ geo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jiːm³³ kɐu̯²²/

Idiom

喜新厭舊

to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection (usually said of men)
- 2003, “我不難過 [I Am Fine]”, 楊明學 (lyrics), performed by 孫燕姿 [Stefanie Sun]:
  
  我真的懂　你不是喜新厭舊　是我沒有　陪在你身邊當你寂寞時候 [MSC, trad.]
  我真的懂　你不是喜新厌旧　是我没有　陪在你身边当你寂寞时候 [MSC, simp.]
  wǒ zhēnde dǒng, nǐ bùshì xǐxīnyànjiù, shì wǒ méiyǒu, péi zài nǐ shēnbiān dāng nǐ jìmò shíhòu [Pinyin]
  I know,
  That in fact you are not fickle in affection;
  It was me,
  Who was not with you when you were lonely.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 喜新厭舊 (“to love the new and loathe the old”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
Southern Min	Taipei	迎新棄舊 GT
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)