另起爐灶 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 another, separate, other
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin
爐 lú fireplace, stove, oven, furnace
灶 zào kitchen stove, cooking stove