📖 Meaning
A saying or phrase that everyone constantly talks about. It refers to familiar old sayings that people habitually repeat. Such expressions become clichés through endless circulation and repetition.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom has no single definitive source text. It describes words and sayings so commonly heard that they seem to flow continuously from everyone's mouth. The phrase captures how certain old sayings become so overused that they lose their original freshness and impact. It serves as a commentary on the tendency of people to repeat familiar phrases without offering new insight.
💡 Example Usage
这些道理早已是流口常谈，不必再反复强调。
These principles have long been common talk; there is no need to keep repeating them.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 流口常谈
- Pinyin: liú kǒu cháng tán
- Literal Translation: flow, mouth, constant, talk
- Category: Communication
- Characters: 4