diān lái dǎo qùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms
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Original source entry:

顛來倒去 颠来倒去 [dian1 lai2 dao3 qu4] /to harp on/over and over/merely ring changes on a few terms/

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