拖泥帶水 in Chinese

IPA: /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tuōnídàishuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄨㄛㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], to¹ nai⁴ daai³ seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], tuōnídàishuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tuonídàishuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻo¹-ni²-tai⁴-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], twō-ní-dài-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], tuonidayshoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тонидайшуй [Mandarin, Palladius], tonidajšuj [Mandarin, Palladius], tō nàih daai séui [Cantonese, Yale], to¹ nai⁴ daai³ soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], to¹ nei⁴ dai³ sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 拖泥帶水

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        "to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush"
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        "(derogatory) to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush"
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      "zh-pron": "tuōnídàishuǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄛ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "to¹ nai⁴ daai³ seoi²"
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      "zh-pron": "tuōnídàishuǐ"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "twō-ní-dài-shwěi"
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      "zh-pron": "тонидайшуй"
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      "zh-pron": "tonidajšuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "to¹ nai⁴ daai³ soey²"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "to¹ nei⁴ dai³ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "拖泥帶水"
}

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        "to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush"
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      "zh-pron": "tuōnídàishuǐ"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄛ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "to¹ nai⁴ daai³ seoi²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuōnídàishuǐ"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "twō-ní-dài-shwěi"
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      "zh-pron": "тонидайшуй"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tonidajšuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
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    {
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        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "to¹ nai⁴ daai³ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "to¹ nei⁴ dai³ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "拖泥帶水"
}

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"拖泥帶水" meaning in Chinese

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