陈谷子烂芝麻 in English chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiomatic expression); metaphorically the same boring old gossip

Simplified Characters

陈 谷 子 烂 芝 麻

Traditional Characters

陳 谷 子 爛 芝 麻

Pinyin

chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

陈chen2surname Chen 谷gu3grain 子zi5son 烂lan4soft 芝zhi1Zoysia pungens 麻ma2variant of 麻[ma2]