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另起炉灶

Traditional 另起爐灶

lìng qǐ lú zào

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom)

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Meanings

lìng qǐ lú zào 另起爐灶

  1. lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. back to square one
  3. to start of on a new path

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In sentences

约翰Yuē hàn离开lí kāi了le公司gōng sī，另起炉灶lìng qǐ lú zào。約翰Yuē hàn離開lí kāi了le公司gōng sī，另起爐灶lìng qǐ lú zào。John turned his back on the company and started on his own. #602924