粵

長coeng4篇pin1大daai6論leon6

simp长篇大论
coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6cháng piān dà lùn

English

  1. long and useless speech or conversation (idiom)
  2. (of speech, writing, etc.) long-winded and tedious

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 講或者寫嘅嘢冗長乏味

Examples

  • 佢長篇大論咁講咗個幾鐘核能有咩禍害。

    He held forth for more than an hour on the evils of nuclear power.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我厌烦了他的长篇大论。

    I got bored with his long talk.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我最怕啲演講長篇大論,聽到我瞌眼瞓。

    I hate listening to long-winded speeches as they would make me feel sleepy.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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