tāo滔surgingtāo滔surgingbù不notjué绝cease
to pour out words in a flood; talking non-stop
Literal meaning
surging (滔) — surging (滔) — not (不) — cease (绝)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase.
Examples
Tā他yī一tán谈dào到zì自jǐ己de的zhuān专yè业，jiù就tāo滔tāo滔bù不jué绝。
Once he starts talking about his major, he goes on and on.
Yǎn演jiǎng讲zhě者tāo滔tāo滔bù不jué绝de地jiǎng讲le了liǎng两ge个xiǎo小shí时。
The speaker talked non-stop for two hours.
Usage & nuances
Can be positive or negative depending on the context.
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