喜新厌旧
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
idiom
Traditional: 喜新厭舊
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- (idiom) lit. 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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一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)— a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
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→人怕出名猪怕壮(rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng)— lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
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