"新官上任三把火" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ jɐm²² saːm⁵⁵ paː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ jɐm²² saːm⁵⁵ paː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], san¹ gun¹ soeng⁵ jam⁶ saam¹ baa² fo² [Cantonese, Jyutping], xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ [Phonetic:xīnguānshàngrènsānbáhuǒ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sin guan shàngrèn san bǎ huǒ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsin¹ kuan¹ shang⁴-jên⁴ san¹ pa³ huo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syīn gwān shàng-rèn sān bǎ hwǒ [Mandarin, Yale], shin guan shanqrenn san baa huoo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], синь гуань шанжэнь сань ба хо [Mandarin, Palladius], sinʹ guanʹ šanžɛnʹ sanʹ ba xo [Mandarin, Palladius], sān gūn séuhng yahm sāam bá fó [Cantonese, Yale], san¹ gun¹ soeng⁵ jam⁶ saam¹ baa² fo² [Cantonese, Pinyin], sen¹ gun¹ sêng⁵ yem⁶ sam¹ ba² fo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 新官上任三把火
  1. a new broom sweeps clean
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "a new official has three fires when he takes up the new post",
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        "a new broom sweeps clean"
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          "a new broom sweeps clean",
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ gun¹ soeng⁵ jam⁶ saam¹ baa² fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ [Phonetic:xīnguānshàngrènsānbáhuǒ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin guan shàngrèn san bǎ huǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsin¹ kuan¹ shang⁴-jên⁴ san¹ pa³ huo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syīn gwān shàng-rèn sān bǎ hwǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shin guan shanqrenn san baa huoo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синь гуань шанжэнь сань ба хо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinʹ guanʹ šanžɛnʹ sanʹ ba xo"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān gūn séuhng yahm sāam bá fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ gun¹ soeng⁵ jam⁶ saam¹ baa² fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sen¹ gun¹ sêng⁵ yem⁶ sam¹ ba² fo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ jɐm²² saːm⁵⁵ paː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ jɐm²² saːm⁵⁵ paː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/"
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  "word": "新官上任三把火"
}
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  "literal_meaning": "a new official has three fires when he takes up the new post",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 上",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 任",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 官",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 把",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 火",
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      "zh-pron": "xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ gun¹ soeng⁵ jam⁶ saam¹ baa² fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ [Phonetic:xīnguānshàngrènsānbáhuǒ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin guan shàngrèn san bǎ huǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsin¹ kuan¹ shang⁴-jên⁴ san¹ pa³ huo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syīn gwān shàng-rèn sān bǎ hwǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shin guan shanqrenn san baa huoo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синь гуань шанжэнь сань ба хо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinʹ guanʹ šanžɛnʹ sanʹ ba xo"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān gūn séuhng yahm sāam bá fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ gun¹ soeng⁵ jam⁶ saam¹ baa² fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sen¹ gun¹ sêng⁵ yem⁶ sam¹ ba² fo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ jɐm²² saːm⁵⁵ paː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ jɐm²² saːm⁵⁵ paː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/"
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