Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Babbling, chattering: Describes the lively, rapid, and continuous speech of a young child, often in a way that is perceived as cute, clever, or overly talkative.
   • Glib, voluble: Characterizes speech that is fluent and quick, sometimes implying a slightly impertinent or cheeky liveliness, typically in a child.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thằng bé nói gion giỏn suốt ngày. (The little boy chatters away all day long.)
  • Em bé mới biết nói mà đã gion giỏn lắm. (The baby just learned to talk but is already very glib.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used to describe the speech mannerisms of young children. It carries a connotation of endearment mixed with slight mischief or cleverness.

Variants and Related Words

• Lém lỉnh (adj): sly, clever, sharp (often used for witty or smart-alecky children).
  • Đứa trẻ trả lời một cách lém lỉnh. (The child answered in a sly/clever way.)
• Bẻo lẻo (adj): lippy, talkative (often with a negative connotation of being cheeky or disrespectful).
  • Nó nói bẻo lẻo với người lớn. (He talks back to adults in a lippy way.)

Synonyms

• Chattery: tending to chatter.
• Voluble: talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
• Garrulous: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Related Idioms

• Nói như khướu: to sing like a bird; to talk sweetly and fluently.
  • Bé gái nói chuyện nói như khướu. (The little girl talks as sweetly as a bird.)

1. Babbling, glib (nói về trẻ em)
   • Thằng bé nói gion giỏn suốt ngày
     The little boy rattles away all the long