"old chestnut" in Chinese (Traditional)
老梗老笑話
Definition
一個因反覆說太多次而變得無聊或不好笑的笑話、故事或觀點。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於非正式說法，常帶玩笑或不耐煩的語氣，用於他人又講老梗、老笑話或重複的話題時。
Examples
Oh, not that old chestnut again!
唉，又是那個**老梗**！
He told the old chestnut about the chicken crossing the road.
他又講了那個關於雞過馬路的**老笑話**。
That story is an old chestnut by now.
那個故事現在已經是個**老梗**了。
Whenever Uncle Joe visits, he brings up that old chestnut about his college days.
每次喬叔叔來，都會提起他大學時期的那個**老故事**。
Come on, dad, that’s an old chestnut—tell us something new!
拜託，爸，那是**老梗**了——講點新鮮的吧！
You know it's just an old chestnut when nobody laughs anymore.
當沒人再笑的時候，你就知道那只是個**老笑話**了。