汉英词典
MEANING OF 吐故納新
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
It originally meant that when a person breathes, he exhales foul air and breathes in fresh air / Now it is often used as a metaphor for discarding the old and bad, and absorbing the new, good
语出《庄子·刻意》吹d03e粑，吐故纳新。”吐呼出；纳吸进。原指人体呼吸上的新陈代谢，后成为道家一种养生方法。现比喻扬弃旧的、不好的，吸收新的、好的。
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