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陳詞濫調

简 陈词滥调 · 繁 陳詞濫調
Mandarin · pinyin chén cí làn diào

Meanings

  1. cliché
  2. commonplace
  3. truism
  4. stereotype
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陳
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詞
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濫
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調
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陈
chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
词
cí · words; phrase, expression
滥
làn · flood, overflow; excessive
调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
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Mandarin tones

2–2–4–4 · chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

can4 ci4 laam6 diu6

Cantonese word readings for 陳詞濫調. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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can ci4 laam6 diu6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) old words and hackneyed talk; clichés; platitudes

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