另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

另 lìng
HSK 4
another, separate, other
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
炉 lú
HSK 6
fireplace, stove, oven, furnace
灶 zào
HSK 6
kitchen stove, cooking stove