wài​shēng​dǎ​dēng​lóng

following the old ways

  • created reference approved 外甥打灯笼/外甥打燈籠 → 照旧/照舊 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外甥打灯笼 / 外甥打燈籠 wài​shēng​dǎ​dēng​lóng

    照旧 / 照舊 zhào​jiù

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  • created reference approved 外甥打灯笼/外甥打燈籠 → 舅 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外甥打灯笼 / 外甥打燈籠 wài​shēng​dǎ​dēng​lóng

    舅 jiù

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  • created reference approved 外甥打灯笼/外甥打燈籠 → 歇后语/歇後語 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外甥打灯笼 / 外甥打燈籠 wài​shēng​dǎ​dēng​lóng

    歇后语 / 歇後語 xiē​hòu​yǔ

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  • created sense approved 外甥打灯笼/外甥打燈籠 · wài​shēng​dǎ​dēng​lóng · following the old ways — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外甥打灯笼 / 外甥打燈籠

    wài​shēng​dǎ​dēng​lóng

    following the old ways

    A pun on "shining on one's uncle", which sounds like "following the old ways" in this [[歇后语|歇後語|xie1 hou4 yu3]] (two-part metaphorical riddle); it describes things remaining the same or following precedent without change.

    外甥 (literal) → 外甥 · wài​sheng · nephew 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hold; to carry 灯笼 (literal) → 灯笼/燈籠 · dēng​long · lantern

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