另起爐灶 [ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ; ling4 qi3 lu2 zao4] lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch back to square one to start of on a new path ◄ ►