老掉牙 in English lao3 diao4 ya2 Meaning

Meanings

• very old
• obsolete
• out of date

Pinyin

lao3 diao4 ya2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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 掉diao4to fall 牙ya2tooth