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Jyutping laam6 tiu4
Pinyin làn diào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hackneyed talk
  2. platitude
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    platitude; cliché; hackneyed saying
    (syn.) 老调, 老調
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    陈词滥调是精确意见的敌人。
    陳詞濫調是精確意見的敵人。
    chén cí làn diào shì jīng què yì jiàn de dí rén 。
    • Cliches are the enemy of careful observation.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个作家写嘢全部都系陈腔滥调,难怪冇拥趸。
    呢個作家寫嘢全部都係陳腔濫調,難怪冇擁躉。
    ni1 go3 zok3 gaa1 se2 je5 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 can4 hong1 laam5 diu6, naan4 gwaai3 mou5 jung2 dan2.
    • This writer's works are full of old-fashioned and hollow viewpoints and cliches, no wonder he has no fans.