貪新忘舊

Chinese

		greedy	new; newly; meso- (chem.)	to forget; to overlook; to neglect	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (貪新忘舊)		貪	新	忘	舊
simp. (贪新忘旧)		贪	新	忘	旧

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): taam¹ san¹ mong⁴ gau⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taam¹ san¹ mong⁴ gau⁶
  - Yale: tāam sān mòhng gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taam¹ san¹ mong⁴ gau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tam¹ sen¹ mong⁴ geo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑːm⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ kɐu̯²²/

Idiom

貪新忘舊

(Cantonese) to love the new and forget the old; to be fickle in affection

Synonyms

喜新厭舊／喜新厌旧 (xǐxīnyànjiù)

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