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滔滔不绝

滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué

滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tāotāobùjué | tao1 tao1 bu4 jue2
English translation
unceasing torrent (idiom)
talking non-stop
gabbling forty to the dozen

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Read some general information about the Chinese word 滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué .

Traditional form

滔滔不絕

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué .

tāo

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

yǎo

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵舀

Number of Strokes

13

tāo

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

yǎo

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵舀

Number of Strokes

13

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

jué

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of jué .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟色

Number of Strokes

9

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