喜新厭舊 [－－厌旧]

Jyutping hei2 san1 jim3 gau6
Pinyin xǐ xīn yàn jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection (usually said of men)
    (syn.) 厭舊喜新, 迎新棄舊, 厭舊貪新, 貪新忘舊, 迎新棄舊 GT, GT - General Taiwaneseno specific region identified), 喜新厭舊, 喜新厭故
    • 我真的懂 你不是喜新厭舊 是我沒有 陪在你身邊當你寂寞時候
      我真的懂 你不是喜新厌旧 是我没有 陪在你身边当你寂寞时候
      wǒ zhēn de dǒng ， nǐ bù shì xǐ xīn yàn jiù ， shì wǒ méi yǒu ， péi zài nǐ shēn biān dāng nǐ jì mò shí hòu
      I know,
      That in fact you are not fickle in affection;
      It was me,
      Who was not with you when you were lonely.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我真的懂 你不是喜新厌旧 是我没有 陪在你身边当你寂寞时候
    我真的懂 你不是喜新厭舊 是我沒有 陪在你身邊當你寂寞時候
    wǒ zhēn de dǒng ， nǐ bù shì xǐ xīn yàn jiù ， shì wǒ méi yǒu ， péi zài nǐ shēn biān dāng nǐ jì mò shí hòu
    • I know,
      That in fact you are not fickle in affection;
      It was me,
      Who was not with you when you were lonely.