Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words嘮叨

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嘮叨

láodāo·ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄠ

“to chatter on and on; to nag repeatedly; to prattle; garrulous, nagging”

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To chatter incessantly; to nag; to gossip; to chat (often in a dialectal or informal context).

To talk a lot; garrulous; quarrelsome; to receive benefits; to be greedy for (fame or reward); used humbly to mean 'undeservedly'.