陈词滥调

cliché / commonplace / truism / stereotype

old variant of 詞|词[ci2]

word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] / CL:首[shou3]

to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody

to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite

surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]

to lay out; to exhibit; to display / to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale

overflowing / excessive / indiscriminate

to state one's views / speech / statement / plea

hackneyed talk / platitude