刺刺不休

cìcìbùxiū
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to talk incessantly
  2. 2 to chatter on and on

Examples

Tā yí jiàn dào wǒ jiù cìcìbùxiū de bàoyuàn.
The moment she sees me, she starts complaining nonstop.
Huì shàng tā cìcìbùxiū, méi rén néng chā shàng huà.
At the meeting he chattered on and on; no one could get a word in.

Tips

history
From Han Yu's Tang-dynasty 《》: 丁宁不能 — describing someone fussing over the maids while preparing for night duty. The mimics persistent prickly chatter.

Stroke Order

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