故伎重演

Mandarin · pinyin gù jì chóng yǎn

Meanings

  1. to repeat an old stratagem
  2. up to one's old tricks
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故
gù · ancient, old; reason, because
伎
jì · talent, skill, ability
重
zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
演
yǎn · perform, put on; exercise
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4–4–2–3 · gu4 ji4 chong2 yan3

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gu3 gei6 cung4 jin2

Cantonese word readings for 故伎重演. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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