絮絮叨叨

Mandarin · pinyin xù xu dāo dāo

Meanings

  1. long-winded
  2. garrulous
  3. to talk endlessly without getting to the point
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絮
xù · waste cotton, raw silk or cotton
叨
dāo · talkative; quarrelous
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4–5–1–1 · xu4 xu5 dao1 dao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seoi5 seoi5 dou1 dou1

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adj

  1. (ideophonic, colloquial) long-winded; talking endlessly; jabbering

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絮絮叨叨 · xu4 xu5 dao1 dao1
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Exact source record絮絮叨叨 絮絮叨叨 [xu4 xu5 dao1 dao1] /long-winded/garrulous/to talk endlessly without getting to the point/