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Jyutping san1 gau6
Pinyin xīn jiù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    old and new; degree of newness
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    到了每年的年底即年三十的时候,就不仅是新旧两天的更替,也是新旧岁的更替,称之为“交子”。
    到了每年的年底即年三十的時候,就不僅是新舊兩天的更替,也是新舊歲的更替,稱之為“交子”。
    dào liǎo měi nián de nián dǐ jí nián sān shí de shí hou , jiù bù jǐn shì xīn jiù liǎng tiān de gēng tì , yě shì xīn jiù suì de gēng tì , chēng zhī wéi “ jiāo zi ”。
    • Arriving at the end of each year (that is, the last day of the lunar calendar) wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公司正值新旧交替嘅阶段。
    公司正值新舊交替嘅階段。
    gung1 si1 zing3 zik6 san1 gau6 gaau1 tai3 ge3 gaai1 dyun6.
    • The company is at a stage of new employees replacing the old ones.