Definitions

1. 1. lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
2. 2. (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

Components

• 旧 jiù – old
• 瓶装 píng zhuāng – bottled
• 新 Xīn – PN:abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang
• 酒 jiǔ – wine (esp. rice wine)