老调重弹 — “To harp on the same old tune”
老调重弹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harp on the same old tune”. To bring up old arguments or theories again; to repeat a well-worn argument or method. Literally, “to play an old tune again”.
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老调重弹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 老lǎo
- 调diào
- 重chóng
- 弹tán
老调重弹 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 老调重弹
他每次开会都喜欢老调重弹，让人听得昏昏欲睡。
He always likes to harp on the same old topics in meetings, making everyone drowsy.
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Synonyms of 老调重弹
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More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
Questions about 老调重弹
- What does 老调重弹 mean?
- 老调重弹 (lǎo diào chóng tán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harp on the same old tune”.
- How do you pronounce 老调重弹?
- 老调重弹 is pronounced lǎo diào chóng tán in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 老调重弹 literally mean?
- Literally, 老调重弹 means “to play an old tune again”. It is used to mean “to harp on the same old tune”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 老调重弹?
- 比喻把说过多次的理论、主张重新搬出来。也比喻把搁置很久的技艺重新做起来。亦作“旧调重弹”、“重弹老调”。