lǎo​diào

platitude

老调 老調 lǎo​diào
platitude
an old-fashioned tune; often used to describe a hackneyed theme or repetitive, tiresome remarks that have been heard many times before
Laodiao opera
a local form of Chinese opera popular in the Baoding region of Hebei province, often featuring stories of historical generals and royalty

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.360 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.230 per million

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