数东瓜，道茄子 — “To ramble on”
数东瓜，道茄子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ramble on”. To talk endlessly about various trivial things; to enumerate one thing after another without getting to the point. Literally, “Count gourds, talk about eggplants”.
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数东瓜，道茄子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
数东瓜，道茄子 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 数东瓜，道茄子
他一开口就数东瓜，道茄子，半天也说不到重点。
Once he starts talking, he just rambles on about various trivial things, and it takes him ages to get to the point.
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What does 数东瓜，道茄子 mean?
数东瓜，道茄子 (shù dōng guā ， dào qié zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ramble on”.
How do you pronounce 数东瓜，道茄子?
数东瓜，道茄子 is pronounced shù dōng guā ， dào qié zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 数东瓜，道茄子 literally mean?
Literally, 数东瓜，道茄子 means “Count gourds, talk about eggplants”. It is used to mean “to ramble on”.
What is the Chinese definition of 数东瓜，道茄子?
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