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老調重彈 (lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4) — play the same old tune in Cantonese

louˏ₅老diuˍ₆調cungˎ₄重taanˎ₄彈
简 老调重弹
Mandarin Pinyin: ao3 diao4 chong2 tan2

Meaning of 老調重彈

nounplay the same old tune
nounharp on the same string; strike up a hackneyed theme

Characters in 老調重彈

老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
調diu6
tune; tone; key; accent
重cung5
furthermore: even; still; also | [variant] 仲, [國] 還
彈daan2
elasticity; spring; stretch

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