滔滔不绝 (滔滔不絕)
tāo tāo bù jué
Pinyin

Definition

滔滔不绝 (滔滔不絕)
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tāo tāo bù jué
  1. unceasing torrent (idiom)
  2. talking non-stop
  3. gabbling forty to the dozen

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

说回来你还是顾面子！大道理你倒是滔滔不绝，等困难真的来了，你肯定哭着闹着要把妈送敬老院。
shuō huílai nǐ hái shì gù miànzi ！dàdàolǐ nǐ dàoshì tāotāobùjué ，děng kùnnan zhēnde láile ，nǐ kěndìng kū zhe nào zhe yào bǎ mā sòng jìnglǎoyuàn 。
Getting back to the original topic, you really care what others think! You'll talk all day about principles. But as soon as the going gets tough, you'll be sure to cry and fuss and want to put her in a retirement home!
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