唠 láo to chat
to chat; to gossip; to jaw; to talk
怎么记住“唠”: 口 mouth + 劳 to labor = to chat. The builders labor all morning, but at lunch every mouth is busy and they sit on the scaffold to chat.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
唠 = 口 mouth + 劳 to labor
- 口 mouth meaning
- 劳 to labor sound
The builders labor all morning, but at lunch every mouth is busy and they sit on the scaffold to chat.
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning and the part for labour the sound.
用法
- Reading láo in 唠叨 (láodao): to nag / go on and on: 妈妈总爱唠叨 (māma zǒng ài láodao) Mom always nags.
- Colloquial reading lào = to chat casually (northern speech): 唠嗑 (làokē) to chew the fat / have a natter.
- So láo = tiresome nagging; lào = friendly chit-chat.