"old saw" in Chinese (Traditional)

陳腔濫調格言老話

Definition

「Old saw」是指傳統的格言或諺語，尤其是廣為人知或常被重複的那種。

通常在正式或書面語中使用，有時帶有「老生常談」的意思。和 proverb 或 saying 類似。日常對話較少用。

My grandmother loves to repeat that old saw about early birds catching the worm.

我祖母很愛重複那個關於早起鳥兒吃到蟲的**老話**。

There's an old saw that says, 'A stitch in time saves nine.'

有一句**陳腔濫調格言**說：「及時行動省惹事。」

That old saw doesn't always apply to modern life.

那個**老話**未必適用於現代生活。

You know the old saw: 'When it rains, it pours.'

你知道那句**老話**：「禍不單行」。

He brushed off her advice, calling it just another old saw.

他把她的建議當作另一句**陳腔濫調格言**，完全不在意。

People still cling to that old saw, even though things have changed so much.

即使時代已經變了很多，人們還是堅持那句**老話**。