旧
的
不
去
,
新
的
不
来
j
i
ù
j
i
ù
d
e
d
e
b
ú
b
ù
q
ù
q
ù
,
,
x
ī
n
x
ī
n
d
e
d
e
b
ù
b
ù
l
á
i
l
á
i
Definitions
1. lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
2. You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
Components
旧的
jiù de
–
old (not new)
不去
bù qù
–
don't go
新的
xīn de
–
new
不来
bù lái
–
not coming