另起炉灶lìngqǐlúzàoTop 40000Meanings1. lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch2. back to square one3. to start of on a new pathCharacters used另other起to rise炉stove灶kitchenExamples1约翰Yuēhàn离开líkāi了le公司gōngsī，另起炉灶lìngqǐlúzào。John turned his back on the company and started on his own.