換湯不換藥 — huan4 tang1 bu4 huan4 yao4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions5 characters

huan⁴ tang¹ bu⁴ huan⁴ yao⁴

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

huan⁴

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance

2

tang¹

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance

3

bu⁴

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance

4

huan⁴

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance

5

yao⁴

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance