lǎo
diào

common
idiom

Meaning of 老掉牙

老掉牙 means old-fashioned; outdated; antiquated. Pronounced lǎo diào yá.

  • old-fashioned; outdated; antiquated

Definitions & Examples

tào
lùn
zǎo
jiù
lǎo
diào
le
 
méi
rén
xìn
le
 

His theories are already old-fashioned; nobody believes them anymore.

ye
zǒng
huan
jiǎng
xiē
lǎo
diào
de
shi
 

My grandpa always likes to tell those old-fashioned stories.

Zhè
shǒu
jīng
lǎo
diào
le
 
lián
yìng
yòng
dōu
zhuāng
liǎo
 

This phone is already antiquated; it can't even install apps.

Bié
tīng
de
 
shì
lǎo
diào
de
guān
diǎn
 
zǎo
jiù
guò
shí
le
 

Don't listen to him; that's an outdated view and has been obsolete for a long time.