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重提舊事

简重提旧事 · 繁重提舊事

Mandarin · pinyin chóng tí jiù shì

to raise the same old topic again
to hark back

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
提: tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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2–2–4–4 · chong2 ti2 jiu4 shi4

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