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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
to drop; to fall
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tooth; ivory
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| trad. (老掉牙)
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老
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掉
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牙
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| simp. #(老掉牙)
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老
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掉
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牙
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| Literally: “so old that teeth are falling out”.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
老掉牙
- (idiomatic) old; old-fashioned; stale; clichéd
- 老掉牙的故事 ― lǎodiàoyá de gùshì ― cliché story