老調重彈 [－调－弹]

Jyutping lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4
Pinyin lǎo diào chóng tán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    又將​講過​好​多次​嘅​主​張​搬​返​出​嚟​；​講​嚟​講去​三幅​被
    to drone on about the same thing time after time; to say nothing new; to beat over the old ground; literally: to play the same old song
    • 呢個建議只係老調重彈，了無新意。
      呢个建议只系老调重弹，了无新意。
      ni1 go3 gin3 ji5 zi2 hai6 lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4, liu5 mou4 san1 ji3.
      This suggestion is just a repetition of an old idea, without any novelty.
  2. 語句
    比喻​將擱​置​好​耐​嘅​技​藝​重新​再​做​；​重操​故業
    to return to one's former trade
  3. 參看
    舊調重彈
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Synonym of 舊調重彈／旧调重弹 (jiùdiàochóngtán, “to put forward again the same old ideas”).
    (syn.) 舊調重彈, 旧调重弹
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个建议只系老调重弹，了无新意。
    呢個建議只係老調重彈，了無新意。
    ni1 go3 gin3 ji5 zi2 hai6 lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4, liu5 mou4 san1 ji3.
    • This suggestion is just a repetition of an old idea, without any novelty.