漫无边际 (màn mó) — boundless, limitless; rambling, straying far from the subject
Definition
Idiom that can mean literally 'boundless, without edge' (sea, grassland) OR, more figuratively, 'rambling and discursive' when applied to speech or thought — i.e. going on without a clear endpoint.
idiom
boundlesslimitlessramblingstraying far from the subject
Examples
- 漫无边际，。Dà hǎi màn mó, yì yǎn wàng bú dào biān.The ocean is boundless, you can't see the edge at a glance.
- 漫无边际，。Tā de jiǎng huà màn mó, ràng rén zhuā bú zhù zhòng diǎn.His speech was rambling, making it hard to grasp the main points.
- 漫无边际，。Tǎo lùn màn mó, zuì hòu shén me jié lùn dōu méi dé chū lái.The discussion was discursive, and in the end no conclusion was reached.
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