旧瓶装新酒

jiùpíngzhuāngxīnjiǔ

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

Traditional 舊瓶裝新酒

Meaning

jiùpíngzhuāngxīnjiǔjiu4 ping2 zhuang1 xin1 jiu3
  1. lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
  2. (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

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