老掉牙

lǎodiàoyá

adjective #12,020

Meanings

HSK 3

别用那些老掉牙的方法了。

Bié yòng nàxiē lǎodiàoyá de fāngfǎ le.

Don't use those outdated methods anymore.

HSK 4

这个笑话太老掉牙了。

Zhège xiàohua tài lǎodiàoyá le.

This joke is so old and corny.

memory

Literally 'so old the teeth fall out' - picture something so ancient its teeth are gone. Very vivid and colloquial.

Informal and slightly humorous. Used in casual speech to dismiss something as hopelessly outdated.

老 lǎo

掉 diào

牙 yá