老调重弹

Traditional: 老調重彈

lǎo diào chóng tán

Dictionary entry

to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal

What does 老调重弹 mean?

老调重弹 (lǎo diào chóng tán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal

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)调diàoto transfer · to move (troops or cadres)重chóngto repeat · repetition 弹dàncrossball · bullet

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老调重弹

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