换汤不换药
Traditional (Taiwan):
換湯不換藥
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different broth but the same old medicine (idiom)
a change in name only
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a change in form but not in substance
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- change the broth but not the medicine
- Meaning
- Only the form changes while the substance stays the same. Critical; like 'old wine in new bottles'.
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