拖泥带水 in English tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) wading in mud and water
  • a slovenly job
  • sloppy

Simplified Characters

拖 泥 带 水

Traditional Characters

拖 泥 帶 水

Pinyin

tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拖tuo1variant of 拖[tuo1] 泥ni2mud 带dai4band 水shui3surname Shui