新官上任三把火 [－－－－－－－]

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Pinyin xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    a new broom sweeps clean
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    新官上任三把火。
    新官上任三把火。
    xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ 。
    • A new broom sweeps clean.
  2. Mandarin
    新笤帚好用。（新官上任三把火。）
    新笤帚好用。（新官上任三把火。）
    xīn tiáo zhou hǎo yòng 。（ xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ 。）
    • A new broom sweeps clean.