老调重弹 in English lao3 diao4 chong2 tan2 Meaning

Meanings

• to play the same old tune (idiomatic expression); unoriginal

Pinyin

lao3 diao4 chong2 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 调diao4to transfer 重zhong4to repeat 弹dan4crossball