老生常談
lǎoshēngchángtán
ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ
Simplified 老生常谈
- 1an old observation (idiom)
- 2a truism
- 3banal comments
Example
今天的激進也許是明天的老生常談。
jīntiān de jījìn yěxǔ shì míngtiān de lǎoshēngchángtán
What's radical today may be cliché tomorrow.
lǎoshēngchángtán
ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ
Simplified 老生常谈
今天的激進也許是明天的老生常談。
jīntiān de jījìn yěxǔ shì míngtiān de lǎoshēngchángtán
What's radical today may be cliché tomorrow.
Keep 老生常談 and it comes back until you know it.
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