lengthy and tedious writings; verbose
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
lengthy and tedious; overlong and redundant
formalUsed to criticize writing or speech that is excessively long, wordy, and lacks substance.
Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
lián连
piān篇
lěi累
dú牍
，
tīng听
dé得
dà大
jiā家
hūn昏
hūn昏
yù欲
shuì睡
。
His report was so lengthy and tedious that everyone was nodding off.
Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
shù数
jù据
bù不
zú足
，
què却
lián连
piān篇
lěi累
dú牍
de地
tǎo讨
lùn论
cì次
yào要
wèn问
tí题
。
The thesis lacks sufficient data but goes on at great length discussing minor issues.
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Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
zòu奏
zhāng章
lián连
piān篇
lěi累
dú牍
，
lìng令
huáng皇
dì帝
bù不
shèng胜
qí其
fán烦
。
Some memorials to the throne in ancient times were so verbose that they greatly annoyed the emperor.
Xīn新
wén闻
bào报
dào道
yīng应
jiǎn简
míng明
è扼
yào要
，
bì避
miǎn免
lián连
piān篇
lěi累
dú牍
。
News reporting should be concise and to the point, avoiding being lengthy and tedious.