Lingaku- old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
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- old wine in a new bottle
This idiom describes a situation where something old is presented in a new or modern way, but the essence remains unchanged. It often implies superficial changes without substantial improvements.
zhè这bù部diàn yǐng电影jǐn guǎn尽管yǒu有Xīn新yǎn yuán演员，dàn但gù shì故事qíng jié情节hái shi还是jiù旧píng zhuāng瓶装jiù旧jiǔ酒。
Although this movie has new actors, the storyline is still old wine in a new bottle.
His presentation sounds innovative, but it's actually just the old wine in a new bottle.
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xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ新瓶装旧酒old wine in a new bottlebiǎo miàn表面chuàng xīn创新superficial innovationhuàn tāng bù huàn yào换汤不换药same soup, different herbs (superficial change)gù故jì技chóng重Shī施to use old tricks againmiàn zi面子gōng chéng工程vanity projecthuá ér bù shí华而不实flowery but impracticalwěi zhuāng伪装de的Xīn新miàn mào面貌disguised new facadefān xīn翻新jiù旧shì wù事物to refresh old thingsyǎn ěr dào líng掩耳盗铃to bury one's head in the sand (to ignore the truth)xū zhāng shēng shì虚张声势to bluff or to show off without substancezhǐ shàng tán bīng纸上谈兵to talk about the theory without practical applicationkōng dòng空洞de的gǎi gé改革hollow reforms