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喋喋不休

Mandarin · pinyin dié dié bù xiū

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
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喋
dié · nag; chatter, babble, twitter
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
休
xiū · rest, stop; retire; do not!
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2–2–4–1 · die2 die2 bu4 xiu1

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dip6 dip6 bat1 jau1

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  1. (idiomatic) to chatter or jabber on and on (endlessly, ceaselessly)

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