Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「老生常談」, explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「老生常談」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Something old scholars often say. A metaphor for words that people are used to hearing and have no new meaning.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lǎo shēng cháng tán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lou5 saang1/sang1 seung4 taam4
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
