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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
Meanings
- 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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Mandarin tones
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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