翻老账

Traditional form:

翻老賬

Pinyin (reading):

fānlǎozhàng

Definitions:

• to turn over old accounts
• fig. to revive old quarrels
• to reopen old wounds

Characters:

• 翻 - to upset, to capsize, to flip over
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 账 - accounts, bills; credit, debt

Traditional characters:

• 翻 - to upset, to capsize, to flip over
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 賬 - accounts, bills; credit, debt