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

Idiom

貪新忘舊

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 喜新厭舊 (“to love the new and loathe the old”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 喜新厭舊, 喜新厭故, 厭舊喜新, 厭舊貪新
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 喜新厭舊
Cantonese Hong Kong 貪新忘舊
Southern Min Xiamen 迎新棄舊
Taipei 迎新棄舊 GT
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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