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陈谷子烂芝麻
陳谷子爛芝麻
chéngǔzilànzhīma
1. lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

Character Breakdown

陈
chén
to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
HSK 6 7 丶
谷
gǔ
valley, gorge, ravine
HSK 6 7 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶
烂
làn
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
HSK 5 9 丶
芝
zhī
sesame; a magical mushroom
6 丶
麻
má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
HSK 4 11 丶

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