换了一种名目而已 换汤不换药
“It's just a change in form, but not in content.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那先交钱后给地 那不就是出卖土地吗
“Getting the land after paying. Isn't that just selling land?”
换了一种名目 而已 换汤不换药
“It's just a change in form, but not in content.”
我不同意你的观点 老刘说得对
“I disagree with you. Liu is right.”
“You are just playing with words to disguise the same problematic practice.”
This idiom reflects deep-seated skepticism toward administrative window-dressing, emphasizing that genuine reform requires structural change rather than deceptive rhetorical renaming.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
under a different label or name
Used when pointing out deceptive bureaucratic renaming or repackaging.
a change in form but not in substance; old wine in new bottles
An essential idiomatic expression used to criticize cosmetic reforms or superficial adjustments.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Some say this is just a change in form but not in content.”
“He just used a different company name this time.”