更こう始し一いっ新しん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

complete renewal; turning over a new leaf; making a fresh start

A formal, somewhat literary yojijukugo meaning to thoroughly reform oneself or an organization, leaving the past behind and starting anew. Often used in contexts of personal reformation, corporate restructuring, or political renewal.

• 彼かれは更こう始し一いっ新しんを誓ちかって、新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうに取とり組くんだ。

  He vowed to turn over a new leaf and embarked on a new business.

• 会かい社しゃは更こう始し一いっ新しんを図はかり、大だい規き模ぼな組そ織しき改かい革かくを行おこなった。

  The company aimed for a complete renewal and carried out a major organizational reform.