老八股
lǎo​bā​gǔ

the same old stuff

  • created reference approved 老八股 → 八股 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老八股 lǎo​bā​gǔ

    八股 bā​gǔ

    see

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  • created sense approved 老八股 · lǎo​bā​gǔ · the same old stuff — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老八股

    lǎo​bā​gǔ

    the same old stuff

    stale and repetitive talk or writing; an old-fashioned or pedantic way of thinking or behaving. Originally refers to the [[八股文|八股文|ba1 gu3 wen2]] used in imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · outdated 八股 (literal) → 八股 · bā​gǔ · cliché

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

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