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舊瓶裝新酒

jiùpíngzhuāngxīnjiǔ

ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

Simplified 旧瓶装新酒

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  1. 1lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
  2. 2(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

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