喋喋不休 (dié dié bù xiū) — to chatter on and on, to talk incessantly
Definition
A chengyu meaning someone keeps talking nonstop, usually in an annoying way. Often used with 地 before a verb (喋喋不休地说), and implies the listener has lost patience.
verb
to chatter on and onto talk incessantly
Examples
- 喋喋不休，。Tā zài huì yì shàng dié dié bù xiū dì jiǎng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí, dà jiā dōu xiǎng zǒu le.He chattered on at the meeting for two hours, and everyone wanted to leave.
- 喋喋不休，。Tā zǒng shì yì shuō qǐ zì jǐ de ǒu xiàng jiù dié dié bù xiū, ràng wǒ men chā bú shàng huà.She always talks nonstop about her idol once she starts, leaving us no chance to get a word in.
- 喋喋不休，。Zhè wèi lǎo rén dié dié bù xiū dì huí yì wǎng shì, páng biān de rén què yuè tīng yuè bú nài fán.The old man reminisced endlessly, but the people nearby grew more and more impatient.
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