婆婆妈妈

pó po mā mā

fussy; dithering

Character by character

婆pó
granny

婆po
granny

妈mā
mum

有话就直说，别婆婆妈妈的。

Just say it — stop dithering.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Colloquial, for being long-winded, fussy or overly soft.

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