换汤不换药

Traditional: 換湯不換藥

huàn tāng bù huàn yào

Dictionary entry

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only

What does 换汤不换药 mean?

换汤不换药 (huàn tāng bù huàn yào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only

2a change in form but not in substance

Character breakdown

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换huànto exchange · to change (clothes etc)汤Tāngsurname Tang 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-药yàoleaf of the iris · variant of 藥|药[yao4]

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换汤不换药

huàn tāng bù huàn yào

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