老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá decrepit Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 lǎodiàoyá 2 decrepit 1outdated 1 2 sentences 那台老掉牙的录音机快转不动了。 nà tái lǎodiàoyá de lùyīnjī kuài zhuàn bù dòng le. That ancient tape recorder is barely working anymore. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这种老掉牙的理论早已被现代科学推翻了。 zhè zhǒng lǎodiàoyá de lǐlùn zǎoyǐ bèi xiàndài kēxué tuīfān le. This obsolete theory has long been overturned by modern science. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary