1. Idioms with innovative spirit

Idioms describing innovative spirit include: bringing out the old and bringing forth the new, being original, reforming the old, pioneering new ways, and being unique.

1. Introduce the old and bring out the new

1. Pinyin: tuī chén chū xīn

2. Definition: refers to removing the dross of old things, taking their essence, and making them Develop in new directions.

3. Source: Song Dynasty Fei Gun's "Liangxi Manzhi·Zhang Wenqian's Porridge" quoted from Dongpo's post: Wu Ziye advised eating white porridge, Yun Neng introduced the old and introduced the new. (Translation: Wu Ye advised eating white porridge, saying that it can remove the dross of old things and extract the essence.)

2. Uniqueness

1. Pinyin ：bié jù jiàng xīn

2. Definition: Refers to unique and ingenious ideas in skills and art.

3. Source: "Preface to the Collection of Meng Haoran" by Wang Shiyuan of the Tang Dynasty: the text does not follow ancient times, but is unique and ingenious. (Translation: The article does not follow the ancient method, but has a unique and ingenious idea.)

3. Reform the past and create new ideas

1. Pinyin: gé gù dǐng xīn

2. Definition: It means to get rid of the old and establish the new; to get rid of the old disadvantages and create a new system. It mostly refers to changes in dynasties or major changes in governance.

3. Source: Han Dynasty Wei Boyang's "Book of Changes Shen Tong Qi": the head of the imperial government, the reform and innovation. (Translation: Those in charge of politics remove the old and build the new.)

4. Find a unique way

1. Pinyin: dú pì xī jìng

2 , Interpretation: Make your own way. It is a metaphor for creating a new style or method or genre.

3. Source: "Original Poems·Outer Chapter 1" by Ye Xie of the Qing Dynasty: Eradicate the genre, tone, atmosphere, gree and other theories, and find a new way. (Translation: Erase the genre, tone, atmosphere, pattern, etc., and create a new style or genre.)

5. Unique

1. Pinyin: dú shù yī zhì

2. Interpretation: A metaphor that is different and unique.

3. Source: Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Poetry Talk" of the Qing Dynasty: Ou Gong studied Korean, but his writings are not like Korean at all, which makes these eight schools unique. (Translation: Ouyang Xiu studied Korean, but the articles he wrote were not all Korean. This is unique among the eight major schools and is his own.)

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