換湯不換藥

See also: 换汤不换药

Chinese
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 bu huann yaw
      • IPA (key): /xu̯än⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ 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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