拖泥帶水

Chinese

		dragging (brush stroke in painting); to drag along	restrained; mud; paste restrained; mud; paste; pulp	band; belt; girdle band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and	water; river
trad. (拖泥帶水)		拖	泥	帶	水
simp. (拖泥带水)		拖	泥	带	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuōnídàishuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): to¹ nai⁴ daai³ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuōnídàishuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuonídàishuěi
  - Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-ni²-tai⁴-shui³
  - Yale: twō-ní-dài-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuonidayshoei
  - Palladius: тонидайшуй (tonidajšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: to¹ nai⁴ daai³ seoi²
  - Yale: tō nàih daai séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: to¹ nai⁴ daai³ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: to¹ nei⁴ dai³ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

拖泥帶水

(derogatory) to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush

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