換湯不換藥

wun6 tong1 bat1 wun6 joek6

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only · a change in form but not in substance

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
  2. a change in form but not in substance

Written Forms

換湯不換藥Traditional · Main Form
换汤不换药Alternate Form

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