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另起爐灶

lìngqǐlúzào

ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ

Simplified 另起炉灶

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  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
Example

約翰離開了公司，另起爐灶。

Yuēhàn líkāi le gōngsī lìngqǐlúzào

John turned his back on the company and started on his own.

Keep 另起爐灶 and it comes back until you know it.

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