陳谷子爛芝麻

简 陈谷子烂芝麻 · 繁 陳谷子爛芝麻
Mandarin · pinyin chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma

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  1. lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
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陳
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谷
gǔ · valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
爛
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芝
zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
麻
má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
陈
chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
烂
làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed
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2–3–5–4–1–5 · chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5

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can4 guk1 zi2 laan6 zi1 maa4

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陳谷子爛芝麻 · chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5
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Exact source record陳谷子爛芝麻 陈谷子烂芝麻 [chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5] /lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip/