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滔滔不绝

tāo tāo bù juédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ab26aaaf30135ba7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

滔滔不絕 滔滔不绝 [tao1 tao1 bu4 jue2] /(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on/

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Other forms in these source records: 滔滔不絕

  • 滔
    tāo

    (bound form) to inundate / deluge / torrent

  • 滔
    tāo

    (bound form) to inundate / deluge / torrent

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 绝
    jué

    to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.