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老調重彈

简 老调重弹 · 繁 老調重彈
Mandarin · pinyin lǎo diào chóng tán

Meanings

  1. to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
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老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
調
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重
zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
彈
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调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
弹
dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell
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3–4–2–2 · lao3 diao4 chong2 tan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4

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lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4

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noun

  1. synonym of 舊調重彈 /旧调重弹 (jiùdiàochóngtán, “to put forward again the same old ideas”)

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