老掉牙

Chinese
 
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 to drop; to fall tooth; ivory
simp. and trad.
(老掉牙)		 老 掉 牙
Literally: “so old that teeth are falling out”.

Pronunciation

Adjective

老掉牙

  1. (idiomatic) old; old-fashioned; stale; clichéd
    老掉牙的故事  ―  lǎodiàoyá de gùshì  ―  cliché story
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