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蝸行牛步
简 蜗行牛步 · 繁 蝸行牛步Mandarin · pinyin wō xíng niú bù
Meanings
- lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)
- fig. to move at a snail's pace
- to make slow progress
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1–2–2–4 · wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6
Cantonese word readings for 蝸行牛步. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6
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