xǐ xīn yàn jiù

Traditional: 喜新厭舊

喜新厌旧 (xǐ xīn yàn jiù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old

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