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 wàishēngdǎdēnglóng
照旧 / 照舊 zhàojiù
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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 wàishēngdǎdēnglóng
舅 jiù
see
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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 wàishēngdǎdēnglóng
歇后语 / 歇後語 xiēhòuyǔ
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created sense approved 外甥打灯笼/外甥打燈籠 · wàishēngdǎdēnglóng · following the old ways — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
外甥打灯笼 / 外甥打燈籠
wàishēngdǎdēnglóng
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 · wàisheng · nephew 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hold; to carry 灯笼 (literal) → 灯笼/燈籠 · dēnglong · lantern
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