新瓶装旧酒 in English xin1 ping2 zhuang1 jiu4 jiu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • old wine in a new bottle (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

新 瓶 装 旧 酒

Traditional Characters

新 瓶 裝 舊 酒

Pinyin

xin1 ping2 zhuang1 jiu4 jiu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

新xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] 瓶ping2bottle 装zhuang1adornment 旧jiu4old 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine)