故技重施

gùjìchóngshī

to use the same old trick again

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 故 gù
  1. happening
  2. instance
  3. reason
  4. cause
  5. intentional
  6. former
  7. old
  8. friend
  9. therefore
  10. hence
  11. (of people) to die, dead
2 技 jì skill
=3 重 chóng
  1. to repeat
  2. repetition
  3. again
  4. re-
  5. classifier: layer
=3 重 zhòng
  1. heavy
  2. serious
  3. to attach importance to
=4 施 Shī surname Shi
=4 施 shī
  1. (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)
  2. to distribute (alms etc)
  3. to apply (fertilizer etc)
=4 施 sī
  1. kindness; favour
  2. to disperse; to become spread
  3. to grant; to bestow; to give
=4 施 yì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 移 (yí, “to change”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to extend to; to reach
  3. alternative form of 移 (yí, “to change”)
  4. to extend to; to reach
=4 施 shǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 侈 (chǐ, “to boast”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弛 (“to cast away; to relieve”)
  3. alternative form of 侈 (chǐ, “to boast”)
  4. alternative form of 弛 (“to cast away; to relieve”)
=4 施 yí
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 邪 (“awry”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 施施 (yíyí, “walking in a crooked way”)
  3. alternative form of 邪 (“awry”)
  4. used in 施施 (yíyí, “walking in a crooked way”)