dip6 dip6 bat1 jau1喋喋不休

Jyutpingdip6 dip6 bat1 jau1

Yaledihp dihp bāt yāu

語句

Definition

To talk non-stop; to gabble or blather continuously.

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How it's used

Carries a negative connotation of being tiresome or annoying, often implying that the speaker is ignoring the listener's lack of interest. While it is a four-character idiom, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese to describe someone who simply refuses to stop talking. It is more formal in structure than the common colloquial phrase 講個不停.

Examples

keoi5佢hai2喺dou6度dip6喋dip6喋bat1不jau1休，teng1聽dou3到ngo5我hou2好faan4煩。

He is blathering on and on, it is so annoying to hear.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以m4唔hou2好zoi3再dip6喋dip6喋bat1不jau1休aa4呀？

Can you please stop talking non-stop?

Common phrases

dip6喋dip6喋bat1不jau1休gam3咁gong2講

to talk on and on

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a neutral way to describe someone who is talkative, but it is almost always used to complain about someone's excessive or repetitive speech.