老生常谈 in English lao3 sheng1 chang2 tan2 Meaning

Meanings

• an old observation (idiomatic expression)
• a truism
• banal comments

Pinyin

lao3 sheng1 chang2 tan2

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 生sheng1to be born 常chang2surname Chang 谈tan2surname Tan