炒冷飯

See also: 炒冷饭

Chinese

 
saute; pan-fry; to fry
saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried
cold cooked rice; leftover cooked rice
trad. (炒冷飯) 冷飯
simp. (炒冷饭) 冷饭
Literally: “to stir-fry cold rice”.

Pronunciation


Verb

炒⫽冷飯 (verb-object)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to do something over and over again; to rehash
    真的炒冷飯什麼東西 [MSC, trad.]
    真的炒冷饭什么东西 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhēnde zài chǎo lěngfàn, shénme xīn de dōngxī dōu bù xué. [Pinyin]
    You're just content to stay where you are, not learning anything new.
  2. (Shanghainese) to bring up the past

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