旧账 (舊賬)
jiù zhàng
Pinyin
Definition
旧账 (舊賬)
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- lit. old account
- old debt
- fig. old scores to settle
- old quarrels
- old grudge
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不念旧恶
- 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
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
因循守旧
- 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
- 2 diehard conservative attitudes
新愁旧恨
- 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
新瓶旧酒
- 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)