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新官上任三把火

xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

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  1. 1(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
Example

新官上任三把火。

xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ

A new broom sweeps clean.

Keep 新官上任三把火 and it comes back until you know it.

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