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The character "唠", whose traditional form is written as "嘮", is composed of the mouth radical (口) on the left, indicating its association with speech, combined with "勞" (láo) on the right, which signifies labor or toil and primarily serves a phonetic function. This structure suggests the original concept of verbal exertion or sustained talking. Historically, its core meaning has consistently pertained to chatter or conversation, but over time it developed a more specific connotation of talk that is drawn-out, repetitive, or even somewhat nagging in nature, particularly in northern Chinese dialects. This evolved sense is most commonly encountered in the colloquial compound "唠叨" (láodao), which captures the idea of speaking in a continuous and often wearisome manner.
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他总爱唠唠叨叨。
妈妈唠叨我房间太乱。
老人们喜欢在一起唠嗑。
咱们有空再好好唠唠。
她和我唠了唠工作的烦恼。
别唠叨了，我这就去做。
他跟我足足唠了两个小时。
几个邻居正在楼下唠家常呢。