滔滔不绝

tāo tāo bù jué

to talk on and on

Character by character

滔tāo
torrent

不bù
not

绝jué
cease

一说起足球，他就滔滔不绝。

Get him started on football and he just won't stop.

Tone: neutral.

Typically 一说起…就滔滔不绝; neutral or gently teasing.

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