4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 325

Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「引新吐故」, with its explanation below.

The featured idiom 「引新吐故」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

It means getting rid of the old and taking in the new. The ancient Taoist health-preserving technique is called breathing exercise.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐn xīn tǔ gù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan5 san1 tou3 gu2/gu3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.