#Asianists

From the #18thC #commentary on the #Chinese etymological #dictionary _Explanation of Writing and Analysis of Characters_ (#Han dynasty, #2ndC). I have placed the commentary in [square brackets].

讋: zhé (1) to lose one's breath speaking; ... (2) to talk without stopping; [every word uttered is based in nothing...what one calls “yadda-yadda, blah blah blah”]...