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老掉牙

lǎo diào yá
Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. obsolete
  2. 2. out of date

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Child Words of 老掉牙

掉
diào

to fall

牙
yá

tooth

老
lǎo

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity