新星
xīn xīng
Pinyin
Definition
新星
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- nova (astronomy)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
吐故纳新
- 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
- 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
- 2 to replace the old with new
- 3 to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
- 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
壁垒一新
- 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
寥若晨星
- 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
- 2 few and far between
- 3 sparse