- 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán to play the same old tuneto play an old tune again; to repeat an old argument or ideas that have been heard many times before and are now tiresome
- 旧调重弹 jiùdiàochóngtán to harp on the same old tune(idiom) to repeat an old argument or idea; to keep bringing up the same old stuff instead of something new; also written as [[老调重弹|老調重彈|lao3 diao4 chong2 tan2]]