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貪新厭舊 (taam1 san1 jim3 gau6) — like the new but not the old stuff in Cantonese

taamˉ¹貪sanˉ¹新jim˗₃厭gauˍ₆舊
简 贪新厌旧
Mandarin Pinyin: tan1 xin1 yan4 jiu4

Meaning of 貪新厭舊

nounlike the new but not the old stuff

Characters in 貪新厭舊

貪taam1
have an insatiable desire for
新san1
recent; modern
厭jim3
satisfied; satiated; having enough
舊gau6
worn; old; used; second-hand | [antonym] 新

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