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唠 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic radical 口 on the left indicates a connection to the mouth or speech, while the phonetic component 勞 on the right provides its sound. Its primary meaning is continuous, trivial speaking, chattering or gossiping about daily matters without a formal purpose. In its simplified form 唠, the phonetic component is reduced to 劳. The character remains prominent in colloquial dialects, especially in Northeastern China, where it commonly describes friends or neighbors casually chatting to pass the time.
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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。