換湯不換藥
huàn​tāng​bù​huàn​yào

change in name only

  • created sense approved 换汤不换药/換湯不換藥 · huàn​tāng​bù​huàn​yào · change in name only — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    换汤不换药 / 換湯不換藥

    huàn​tāng​bù​huàn​yào

    change in name only

    a change in form but not in substance; literally "different broth but the same old medicine." Often used to describe a superficial change that does not address the underlying issue (usually negative).

    huàn​tāng​bú​huàn​yào

    换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · decoction 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 药 (literal) → 药/藥 · yào · medicine

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense