换汤不换药 in English huan4 tang1 bu4 huan4 yao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • different broth but the same old medicine (idiomatic expression); a change in name only
  • a change in form but not in substance

Simplified Characters

换 汤 不 换 药

Traditional Characters

換 湯 不 換 藥

Pinyin

huan4 tang1 bu4 huan4 yao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

换huan4to exchange 汤tang1surname Tang 不bu4(negative prefix) 换huan4to exchange 药yao4leaf of the iris