老調

老调
lǎodiào
  1. (opera) laodiao (local opera of Hebei Province)
  2. laodiao (local opera of Hebei Province)
  3. platitude; cliché; hackneyed saying

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 老 lǎo
  1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. old (of people)
  3. venerable (person)
  4. experienced
  5. of long standing
  6. always
  7. all the time
  8. of the past
  9. very
  10. outdated
  11. (of meat etc) tough
=2 調 diào
  1. to transfer
  2. to move (troops or cadres)
  3. to investigate
  4. to enquire into
  5. accent
  6. view
  7. argument
  8. key (in music)
  9. mode (music)
  10. tune
  11. tone
  12. melody
=2 調 tiáo
  1. to harmonize
  2. to reconcile
  3. to blend
  4. to suit well
  5. to adjust
  6. to regulate
  7. to season (food)
  8. to provoke
  9. to incite
=2 調 zhōu
  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 朝 (“morning”)
  2. alternative form of 朝 (“morning”)

Containing this entry

老調重彈 lǎodiàochóngtán to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal