炒冷飯

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See also: 炒冷饭

Chinese

saute; pan-fry; to fry
saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried
 
 cold cooked rice; leftover cooked rice
trad. (炒冷飯) 炒 冷飯
simp. (炒冷饭) 炒 冷饭
Literally: “to stir-fry cold rice”.

Pronunciation

Verb

炒⫽冷飯 (verb-object)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to do something over and over again; to rehash
    你真的在炒冷飯，什麼新的東西都不學。 [MSC, trad.]
    你真的在炒冷饭，什么新的东西都不学。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhēnde zài chǎo lěngfàn, shénme xīn de dōngxī dōu bù xué.
    You're just content to stay where you are, not learning anything new.
  2. (Shanghainese) to bring up the past

Synonyms

  • (to rehash): (Hokkien) 熥凊糜 (thn̄g-chhìn-bê)

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