另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào | OtterDict

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另起炉灶

lìngqǐlúzào

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch

3 meanings

MEANING3 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
- ，。
  We should start over from scratch.
貳动verb
back to square one
- 。
  We have to start from scratch.
參
to start of on a new path

STROKE ORDER

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另起炉灶

Traditional另起爐灶

lìngqǐlúzào

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch

3 meanings

MEANING3 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
- ，。
  We should start over from scratch.
貳动verb
back to square one
- 。
  We have to start from scratch.
參
to start of on a new path

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

另

口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
力(strength; power)ASSOCIATIVE

Using your mouth and strength to separate something in another direction means 'another'.

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