喜新厭舊

See also: 喜新厌旧

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	new; newly; meso- (chem.)	loathe	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (喜新厭舊)		喜	新	厭	舊
simp. (喜新厌旧)		喜	新	厌	旧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐxīnyànjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² san¹ jim³ gau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐxīnyànjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiishinyannjiow
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵ i̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² san¹ jim³ gau⁶
  - Yale: héi sān yim gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² san¹ jim³ gau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² sen¹ yim³ geo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jiːm³³ kɐu̯²²/

Idiom

喜新厭舊

to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection (usually said of men)
- 我真的懂　你不是喜新厭舊　是我沒有　陪在你身邊當你寂寞時候 [MSC, trad.]
  我真的懂　你不是喜新厌旧　是我没有　陪在你身边当你寂寞时候 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2003, 孫燕姿 (Stefanie Sun) (lyrics 楊明學), 《我不難過》 (I Am Fine)
  wǒ zhēnde dǒng; nǐ bùshì xǐxīnyànjiù; shì wǒ méiyǒu; péi zài nǐ shēnbiān dāng nǐ jìmò shíhòu [Pinyin]
  I know,
  That in fact you are not fickle in affection;
  It was me,
  Who was not with you when you were lonely.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 貪新忘舊／贪新忘旧
(Min Nan) 迎新棄舊／迎新弃旧

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