lǎo​diào

platitude

  • created reference approved 老调/老調 → 老调梆子/老調梆子 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老调 / 老調 lǎo​diào

    老调梆子 / 老調梆子 lǎo​diào​bāng​zi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 老调/老調 · lǎo​diào · platitude — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老调 / 老調

    lǎo​diào

    platitude

    an old-fashioned tune; often used to describe a hackneyed theme or repetitive, tiresome remarks that have been heard many times before

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · outdated 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tune

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老调/老調 · lǎo​diào · Laodiao opera — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老调 / 老調

    lǎo​diào

    Laodiao opera

    a local form of Chinese opera popular in the Baoding region of Hebei province, often featuring stories of historical generals and royalty

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tune

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

    created sense