陈腔滥调 — “Cliché, hackneyed expression, platitude, trite remark”
陈腔滥调 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cliché, hackneyed expression, platitude, trite remark”. Literally, “Stale tunes, excessive platitudes”.
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陈腔滥调 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他的演讲充满了陈腔滥调，听起来毫无新意
His speech was full of clichés, sounding completely unoriginal.
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What does 陈腔滥调 mean?
陈腔滥调 (chén qiāng làn diào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cliché, hackneyed expression, platitude, trite remark”.
How do you pronounce 陈腔滥调?
陈腔滥调 is pronounced chén qiāng làn diào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 陈腔滥调 literally mean?
Literally, 陈腔滥调 means “Stale tunes, excessive platitudes”. It is used to mean “Cliché, hackneyed expression, platitude, trite remark”.
What is the Chinese definition of 陈腔滥调?
陈：陈旧；滥：空泛，失真；调：论调。陈旧、空泛的论调