另起炉灶 (lìng qǐ lú zào) — to start over from scratch; to make a fresh start (by discarding previous work or arrangements)
Definition
A set phrase meaning to discard the current setup and start completely over, often after a failure or major change.
idiom
to start over from scratchto make a fresh start (by discarding previous work or arrangements)
Examples
- ，另起炉灶，。Gōng sī jīng yíng bú shàn, jué dìng lìng qǐ lú zào, quán bù yè wù chóng xīn guī huà.The company was poorly managed and decided to start over, replanning all its operations from scratch.
- 另起炉灶，。Lí hūn hòu tā lìng qǐ lú zào, bān dào yí gè xīn chéng shì kāi shǐ shēng huó.After the divorce, he made a fresh start and moved to a new city to begin his life.
- ，另起炉灶。Xiàng mù yǐ jīng shī bài le, bù rú lìng qǐ lú zào lìng xiǎng bàn fǎ.The project has already failed; we might as well start over and think of another approach.
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