翻老账

Traditional: 翻老賬

fān lǎo zhàng

Dictionary entry

to turn over old accounts

What does 翻老账 mean?

翻老账 (fān lǎo zhàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to turn over old accounts

2fig. to revive old quarrels

3to reopen old wounds

Character breakdown

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翻fānto turn over · to flip over 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)账zhàngaccount · bill

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翻老账

fān lǎo zhàng

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