老掉牙

lǎo diào yá

Dictionary entry

very old

What does 老掉牙 mean?

老掉牙 (lǎo diào yá) has the following dictionary meaning.

1very old

2obsolete

3out of date

Character breakdown

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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)掉diàoto fall · to drop 牙yátooth · ivory

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老掉牙

lǎo diào yá

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