tống cựu nghênh tân
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Meaning · English
to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new
Literally: send away the old, welcome the new
Examples
Chúng ta cần tống cựu nghênh tân để phát triển đất nước.We need to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new to develop our country.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-16; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “tống cựu nghênh tân” mean?
to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new Literally: send away the old, welcome the new
Is “tống cựu nghênh tân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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