老
生
常
谈
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Definitions
1. an old observation (idiom)
2. a truism
3. banal comments
4. saying the same old things
Components
老生
lǎo shēng
–
venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)
常
Cháng
–
surname Chang
谈
Tán
–
surname Tan