老牛拉破车,慢慢吞吞 老牛拉破車,慢慢吞吞 老牛拉破車,慢慢吞吞

an old ox pulling a broken cart: slow and sluggish

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning
Describes very slow progress or someone moving extremely slowly. Mildly mocking.
Simplified
老牛拉破车,慢慢吞吞
Traditional (Taiwan)
老牛拉破車,慢慢吞吞
Pinyin
lǎoniúlāpòchē,mànman-tūntūn
Bopomofo
ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ,ㄇㄢˋ ˙ㄇㄢ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ

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