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老生常談

老生常談

See also: 老生常谈

Chinese


trad. (老生常談)		老生	常談
simp. (老生常谈)		老生	常谈
alt. forms		老生常譚／老生常谭

Idiom

老生常談

clichés; trite remarks; platitude

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǎoshēngchángtán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sang¹ soeng⁴ taam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoshēngchángtán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshengchangrtanr
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ sang¹ soeng⁴ taam⁴
  - Yale: lóuh sāng sèuhng tàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sang¹ soeng⁴ taam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²¹ tʰɑːm²¹/