翻老账 in English fan1 lao3 zhang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to turn over old accounts
  • metaphorically to revive old quarrels
  • to reopen old wounds

Simplified Characters

翻 老 账

Traditional Characters

翻 老 賬

Pinyin

fan1 lao3 zhang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

翻fan1to turn over 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 账zhang4account