陈辞滥调 chén cí làn diào Clichéd remarks

Explanation

陈辞滥调指的是陈旧、空泛、缺乏新意的说法或论调。它通常指那些被过度使用、缺乏创造性和思考深度的表达方式。

Chen ci lan diao refers to old, empty, and unoriginal statements or arguments. It usually refers to expressions that have been overused and lack creativity and thoughtful depth.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有一位名叫李白的诗人，他醉心于诗歌创作，但有时也免不了创作出一些空洞乏味的诗篇。一天，李白写了一首诗，兴冲冲地拿给好友杜甫看。杜甫看完后，轻轻一笑，说：“这诗啊，平平仄仄，倒是押韵，可内容却如陈辞滥调，毫无新意。你看看，这‘云想衣裳花想容’的句子，几乎所有的诗人都在用，已经成了老生常谈了。”李白听了，不禁有些尴尬，他意识到自己的创作确实有些缺乏创新精神。杜甫接着说道：“诗歌创作，贵在创新，要表达真情实感，才能打动人心。若只是一味地沿袭前人的说法，那便成了陈辞滥调，毫无生命力可言了。”李白虚心接受了杜甫的批评，从此更加注重诗歌创作的创新和情感表达，最终创作出了许多流芳百世的经典诗篇。

huàshuō táng cháo shíqī, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā zuìxīn yú shīgē chuàngzuò, dàn yǒushí yě miǎn bùliǎo chuàngzuò chū yīxiē kōngdòng fáwèi de shīpiān. yī tiān, lǐ bái xiě le yī shǒu shī, xīng chōng chōng de ná gěi hǎoyǒu dù fǔ kàn. dù fǔ kàn wán hòu, qīng qīng yīxiào, shuō：‘zhè shī a, píng píng zè zè, dàoshi yāyùn, kě nèiróng què rú chéncí làndiào, háo wú xīn yì. nǐ kàn kàn, zhè ‘yún xiǎng yī shang huā xiǎng róng’ de jùzi, jīhū suǒyǒu de shī rén dōu zài yòng, yǐjīng chéng le lǎoshēng cháng tán le.’ lǐ bái tīng le, bù jīn yǒuxiē gāng gà, tā yìshí dào zìjǐ de chuàngzuò quèshí yǒuxiē quēfá chuàngxīn jīngshen. dù fǔ jiēzhe shuōdào：‘shīgē chuàngzuò, guì zài chuàngxīn, yào biǎodá zhēnqíng shí gǎn, cáinéng dǎdòng rénxīn. ruò zhǐshì yīwèi de yánxí qiánrén de shuōfǎ, nà biàn chéng le chéncí làndiào, háo wú shēngmìng lì kě yán le.’ lǐ bái xūxīn jiēshòu le dù fǔ de pīpíng, cóng cǐ gèngjiā zhòngshì shīgē chuàngzuò de chuàngxīn hé qínggǎn biǎodá, zuìzhōng chuàngzuò chū le xǔduō liúfāng bǎishì de jīngdiǎn shīpiān.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai, who was passionate about poetry but sometimes created dull and insipid works. One day, Li Bai wrote a poem and eagerly showed it to his friend Du Fu. After reading it, Du Fu smiled faintly and said, "The poem rhymes well, but the content is commonplace and lacks originality. Look, the line 'Clouds wish to be clothes, flowers wish to be faces,' is used by almost every poet; it's become a cliché." Li Bai felt a little embarrassed, realizing his work lacked innovative spirit. Du Fu continued, "Poetry creation values innovation; it must express true feelings to move people's hearts. If one blindly follows the words of predecessors, it becomes commonplace and lifeless." Li Bai humbly accepted Du Fu's criticism. From then on, he paid more attention to innovation and emotional expression in his poetry, ultimately creating many classic poems that have been admired for centuries.

Usage

陈辞滥调通常用作宾语或定语，用来形容那些陈旧、空泛、缺乏新意的言论或文章。

chéncí làndiào tōngcháng yòng zuò bīnyǔ huò dìngyǔ, yòng lái xíngróng nàxiē chénjiù, kōngfàn, quēfá xīn yì de yánlùn huò wénzhāng

Chen ci lan diao is usually used as an object or attributive, used to describe those old, empty, and unoriginal remarks or articles.

Examples

• 他的演讲充满了陈辞滥调，听起来让人昏昏欲睡。

  tā de yǎnjiǎng chōngmǎn le chéncí làndiào, tīng qǐlái ràng rén hūnhūnyùshuì

  His speech was full of clichés, making the audience drowsy.

• 这篇评论文章充斥着陈辞滥调，缺乏原创性和深度分析。

  zhè piān pínglùn wénzhāng chōngchìzhe chéncí làndiào, quēfá yuánchuàng xìng hé shēndù fēnxī

  This review article is full of clichés, lacking originality and in-depth analysis.

• 这场辩论充满了陈辞滥调，双方都没有提出有价值的新观点。

  zhè chǎng biànlùn chōngmǎn le chéncí làndiào, shuāngfāng dōu méiyǒu tíchū yǒujià de xīn guāndiǎn

  The debate was full of clichés, and neither side offered any valuable new perspectives.

Related Idioms

• 老生常谈

• 空话

• 套话

• 废话

Opposite Idioms

• 独辟蹊径

• 耳目一新

• 别出心裁