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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
老是 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
老是 ＝ 老 ＋ 是
ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋ · lǎoshì
adverb — always, keep on (doing), forever (often with mild complaint)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

老always, again and again (老樣子)lǎo
是to be, is (是非)shì
老是，老樣子的老，是非的是。
關 · Related
總是zǒngshìalways — the neutral synonym, same 是一直yìzhíthe unbroken 'all along'