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老牛破車
简 老牛破车 · 繁 老牛破車Mandarin · pinyin lǎo niú pò chē
Meanings
- lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- fig. slow and inefficient
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3–2–4–1 · lao3 niu2 po4 che1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1
Cantonese word readings for 老牛破車. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1
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