lìng qǐ lú zào

Traditional: 另起爐灶

另起炉灶 (lìng qǐ lú zào) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch; back to square one; to start of on a new path”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2back to square one
  3. 3to start of on a new path

Characters in 另起炉灶

另lìng · other起qǐ · to rise炉lú · stove灶zào · kitchen stove

Related words

起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise另other另外additional想起to recall起诉to sue引起to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse了不起amazing起码at the minimum; at the very least

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