拖尾巴 in English tuo1 wei3 ba5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to obstruct
  • to be a drag on somebody
  • to delay finishing off a job

Simplified Characters

拖 尾 巴

Traditional Characters

拖 尾 巴

Pinyin

tuo1 wei3 ba5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拖tuo1variant of 拖[tuo1] 尾wei3tail 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)