喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū endless talk

Explanation

形容说话很多，连续不断，没完没了。

describes someone who talks a lot and continuously, without stopping

Origin Story

话说汉文帝为了巩固边防，将一位公主远嫁匈奴，派宦官中行护送。谁知中行到了匈奴后，竟叛变投敌，为匈奴献计献策。汉朝使者前往匈奴，嘲笑匈奴人居住条件简陋，只有一顶帐篷。中行便反唇相讥，喋喋不休地列举汉朝的种种不是，试图以此来掩盖自己的罪行，然而他的辩解苍白无力，最终难逃汉朝的追究。

huà shuō hàn wén dì wèi le gǒnggù biānfáng, jiāng yī wèi gōngzhǔ yuǎn jià xiōngnú, pài huàn guān zhōngxíng hùsòng. shuí zhī zhōngxíng dàole xiōngnú hòu, jìng pànbiàn tóudí, wèi xiōngnú xiàn jì xiàn cè. hàn cháo shǐzhě qiánwǎng xiōngnú, cháoxiào xiōngnú rén jūzhù tiáojiàn jiǎnlòu, zhǐ yǒu yī dǐng zhàngpíng. zhōngxíng biàn fǎn chún xiāngjī, dié dié bù xiū de lièjǔ hàn cháo de zhǒng zhǒng bùshì, shìtú yǐ cǐ lái yǎngài zìjǐ de zuìxíng, rán'ér tā de biànjiě cāngbái wúlì, zuìzhōng nántáo hàn cháo de zhuījiū.

It is said that Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, in order to consolidate the border defenses, married a princess to the distant Xiongnu, and sent the eunuch Zhongxing to escort her. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Xiongnu, Zhongxing betrayed and served the Xiongnu by giving them advice and strategies. Envoys from the Han Dynasty mocked the Xiongnu's simple living conditions, noting their single tent. Zhongxing retorted by endlessly listing the shortcomings of the Han Dynasty, trying to cover up his own wrongdoing. However, his justifications were feeble, and he ultimately could not escape the Han Dynasty's pursuit.

Usage

用于形容说话罗嗦，没完没了。

yòng yú xiáoshù huà shuō luósuo, méi wán méi liǎo

Used to describe someone who talks too much and endlessly.

Examples

• 他喋喋不休地抱怨着工作中的不顺心。

  tā dié dié bù xiū de bàoyuànzhe gōngzuò zhōng de bù shūnxīn.

  He endlessly complained about the frustrations at work.

• 会议上，他喋喋不休地发言，让人感到厌烦。

  huìyì shàng, tā dié dié bù xiū de fāyán, ràng rén gǎndào yànfán.

  At the meeting, his incessant speech bored many people.

Related Idioms

• 唠唠叨叨

• 滔滔不绝

• 口若悬河

Opposite Idioms

• 沉默寡言

• 三缄其口