沾泥带水 — “To be long-winded, rambling, or not to the point”
沾泥带水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be long-winded, rambling, or not to the point”. To be indecisive or not straightforward in action. Literally, “Stained with mud and carrying water”.
沾泥带水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
沾泥带水 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 沾泥带水
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Synonyms of 沾泥带水
More idioms starting with 沾
- zhān沾qīn亲dài带yǒu友have many relatives and friends
- zhān沾qīn亲dài带gù故to have ties of kinship or friendship
- zhān沾tǐ体tú涂zú足drenched and muddy from hard labor
- zhān沾zhān沾zì自xǐ喜smugly pleased with oneself
- zhān沾zhān沾zì自hào好smugly pleased with oneself
- zhān沾zhān沾zì自mǎn满complacently self-satisfied
- zhān沾zhān沾zì自xuàn衒smugly self-flaunting
- zhān沾zhān沾zì自zú足smugly self-satisfied
- zhān沾gài溉hòu后rén人benefit future generations
- zhān沾huā花rě惹cǎo草to have illicit love affairs
- zhān沾fēng风rě惹cǎo草to flirt or be romantically promiscuous
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What does 沾泥带水 mean?
沾泥带水 (zhān ní dài shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be long-winded, rambling, or not to the point”.
How do you pronounce 沾泥带水?
沾泥带水 is pronounced zhān ní dài shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 沾泥带水 literally mean?
Literally, 沾泥带水 means “Stained with mud and carrying water”. It is used to mean “to be long-winded, rambling, or not to the point”.
What is the Chinese definition of 沾泥带水?
比喻说话、写文章不简洁或办事不干脆。