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陳腔濫調 (can4 hong1 laam6 diu6) — 陳詞濫調 in Cantonese

canˎ₄陳hongˉ¹腔laamˍ₆濫diuˍ₆調
简 陈腔滥调
Mandarin Pinyin: chen2 qiang1 lan4 diao4

Meaning of 陳腔濫調

noun陳詞濫調
nouncliches; hackneyed phrases; stale words; stereotyped expressions; obsoleted phrases; uninspiring speech; trite remarks

Characters in 陳腔濫調

陳can4
state; explain; narrate
腔hong1
accent; tone; tune; pitch; speech
濫laam6
excessively; indiscriminately
調diu6
tune; tone; key; accent

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