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滔滔滚滚 — “Flowing ceaselessly and powerfully, like a mighty river”

滔滔滚滚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Flowing ceaselessly and powerfully, like a mighty river”. Also used to describe speaking volubly and incessantly, or a situation with tremendous momentum and imposing scale. Literally, “surging and rolling; torrential and rolling”.

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滔滔滚滚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

滔滔滚滚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
滔
tāo13surging, overflowing, overbearing
滔
tāo13surging, overflowing, overbearing
滚
gǔn13roll, boil, get lost
滚
gǔn13roll, boil, get lost

Example Sentence with 滔滔滚滚

他一打开话匣子,就滔滔滚滚地讲起了旅行中的趣事,引得大家哈哈大笑
As soon as he started talking, he spoke volubly and incessantly about the interesting stories from his trip, making everyone laugh.

Idioms Related to 滔滔滚滚

Synonyms of 滔滔滚滚

  • tāo滔tāo滔gǔ汩gǔ汩speaking continuously and fluently

More idioms starting with 滔

  • tāo滔tiān天zhī之zuì罪monstrous crimes
  • tāo滔tiān天dà大zuì罪a monstrous offense
  • tāo滔tiān天zuì罪xíng行monstrous crimes
  • tāo滔tāo滔bù不jìn尽speaking continuously and at great length
  • tāo滔tāo滔bù不duàn断in an incessant flow
  • tāo滔tāo滔bù不jié竭flowing ceaselessly and inexhaustible
  • tāo滔tāo滔bù不jué绝talk volubly and incessantly
  • tāo滔tāo滔zhě者tiān天xià下jiē皆shì是Such people or things are everywhere

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Questions about 滔滔滚滚

What does 滔滔滚滚 mean?

滔滔滚滚 (tāo tāo gǔn gǔn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Flowing ceaselessly and powerfully, like a mighty river”.

How do you pronounce 滔滔滚滚?

滔滔滚滚 is pronounced tāo tāo gǔn gǔn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 滔滔滚滚 literally mean?

Literally, 滔滔滚滚 means “surging and rolling; torrential and rolling”. It is used to mean “Flowing ceaselessly and powerfully, like a mighty river”.

What is the Chinese definition of 滔滔滚滚?

大水奔流的样子。常比喻说话连续不断。亦比喻声势浩大。

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