Correct
翻老本儿
/ fān lǎo běn ér /
Strokes
/fit-in/684x0/img/202102/翻老本儿-Chinese-idioms-Cchatty-96b306d1-cc12-402b-9108-d858d688d287-1612777960.jpg)
Collocation
1
翻不回老本
2
翻回老本
3
翻了老本
Definition
翻老本儿:
Literally means:
recoup losses (in gambling); rake up old scores
Actually means:
老本 refers to the money that was invested in a business in the beginning. The phrase means that a gambler wins back the money he first gambled with (which he lost in previous gamble).
It figuratively means bringing up again old conflicts or disputes to blame the one who was wrong or responsible. Derogatory.
老本，做生意等最初投入的钱。翻老本儿，赌博的人赢回最初的本钱。
比喻重新提起非或责任。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语，中间可插入其他词语)
1
Shìqing
事情
yǐjīng
已经
guòqù
过去
le
了
,
tā
他
yě
也
wéi
为
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
cuòwù
错误
fùchū
付出
dàijià
代价
le
了
,
nǐ
你
yòu
又
hébì
何必
zài
再
fān
翻
lǎozhàng
老账
ne
呢
?
It's over, and he's paying for his mistakes.
2
Jiāzhǎng
家长
yīnggāi
应该
zhùyì
注意
,
pīpíng
批评
háizi
孩子
zuìhǎo
最好
shì
是
jiùshìlúnshì
就事论事
,
bùyào
不要
fān
翻
lǎozhàng
老账
。
Parents should note that it is best to criticize their children on the matter, do not turn over the old account.
3
Měicì
每次
chǎojià
吵架
,
lǎopó
老婆
dū
都
huì
会
fān
翻
chū
出
tā
他
de
的
lǎozhàng
老账
,
ràng
让
tā
他
hěn
很
méi
没
miànzi
面子
。
Every time there is a quarrel, his wife will turn out his old account, so that he is very face-nosed.
Used as predicate. It can have other words in between and can be used in the form of inversion. (作谓语,中间可插入其他词语,也可以倒装)
4
Wèile
为了
fān
翻
lǎoběnr
老本儿
,
tā
他
yī
一
cì
次
yòu
又
yī
一
cì
次
qù
去
dǔchǎng
赌场
,
jiēguǒ
结果
bùjǐn
不仅
shūguāng
输光
le
了
suǒyǒu
所有
de
的
qián
钱
,
érqiě
而且
lǎopó
老婆
yě
也
líkāi
离开
le
了
tā
他
。
In order to turn over the old , he went to the casino again and again, the result not only lost all the money, but also his wife left him.
5
Zìcóng
自从
tā
他
mí
迷
shàng
上
le
了
dǔbó
赌博
,
jiù
就
zhěngyè
整夜
zhěngyè
整夜
de
地
bù
不
huíjiā
回家
,
zuìhòu
最后
lián
连
lǎoběn
老本
dōu
都
fān
翻
bù
不
huílai
回来
。
Ever since he became obsessed with gambling, he has stayed up all night not to go home, and finally he can't even turn back the old book.
6
Dǔbó
赌博
méiyǒu
没有
hǎo
好
xiàchǎng
下场
,
yīnwèi
因为
dǔbó
赌博
de
的
rén
人
hěn
很
nán
难
fān
翻
huí
回
lǎo
老
běnlái
本来
de
的
。
Gambling doesn't work well, because it's hard for gamblers to turn back to what they used to be.