換湯不換藥

See also: 换汤不换药

Chinese

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|- ! !change; exchange !soup; hot water !not; no !change; exchange !medicine; drug; cure |- !trad. (換湯不換藥) | 換 | 湯 | 不 | 換 | 藥 |- !simp. (换汤不换药) | 换 | 汤 | 不 | 换 | 药 |}

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huàn tāng bù huàn yào
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: huàn tāng bù huàn yào [Phonetic: huàn tāng bú huàn yào]
      • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huann tang bu4 huann yaw
      • IPA (key): /xu̯a̠n⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

換湯不換藥

  1. the same medicine differently prepared; the same old stuff with a different label
  2. to change only the form but not the content
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