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蝸行牛步 (wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

蝸行牛步 (wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6, wō xíng niú bù) — 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 蝸牛 (wo1 ngau4) — slowcoach (Cantonese slang)
• 蝸 (wo1) — snail; Taiwan pr. [guā]; see 蜗牛wōniú [蜗牛]
• 蝸 (waa1) — snail; Taiwan pr. [guā]; see 蜗牛wōniú [蜗牛]
• 蝸 (gwaa1) — snail; Taiwan pr. [guā]; see 蜗牛wōniú [蜗牛]
• 蝸居 (wo1 geoi1) — humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
• 蝸廬 (wo1 lou4) — humble abode

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