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喋喋不休

Mandarin · pinyin dié dié bù xiū

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

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