舊瓶裝新酒

gau6 ping4 zong1 san1 zau2

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework · (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
  2. (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

Written Forms

舊瓶裝新酒Traditional · Main Form
旧瓶装新酒Alternate Form

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