老皇历

老皇曆

lǎohuánglì

idiom #49,224

Meanings

1 an outdated way of doing things
2 ancient history (fig.)
3 an old almanac that no longer applies

Characters

calendar, almanac

Examples

情况变了，不能再照老皇历办事。

Qíngkuàng biàn le, bùnéng zài zhào lǎohuánglì bànshì.

Things have changed — you can't keep running by the old almanac.

你还拿二十年前的老皇历来说事？

Nǐ hái ná èrshí nián qián de lǎohuánglì lái shuō shì?

You're still bringing up an almanac from twenty years ago?

这套管理方法早成了老皇历。

Zhè tào guǎnlǐ fāngfǎ zǎo chéngle lǎohuánglì.

This management approach is ancient history by now.

Tips

culture

皇历 (huánglì) is the imperial almanac issued yearly with auspicious dates for weddings, funerals, travel, etc. Using last year's version would give you outdated lucky days — hence the idiom.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

皇 huáng

历 lì