烂芝麻

爛芝麻

lànzhīma

phrase

Meanings

HSK 4

开会别老讲烂芝麻，挑重点说。

Kāihuì bié lǎo jiǎng lànzhīma, tiāo zhòngdiǎn shuō.

In meetings, quit rehashing trivia - get to the key points.

HSK 7-9

别再提那些陈谷子烂芝麻了。

Bié zài tí nàxiē chéngǔzi lànzhīma le.

Stop dragging up those old stale trivialities.

usage

Commonly paired as 陈谷子烂芝麻 ("old grain and rotten sesame") - a set-phrase formula for tedious ancient details nobody wants to hear anymore.

烂 làn

芝 zhī

麻 má