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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

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

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谷: gǔ · valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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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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