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拖油瓶
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拖油瓶 — Chinese Idiom

拖油瓶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a child from a previous marriage that a woman brings into a new marriage”.

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拖油瓶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拖油瓶 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拖
tuō8drag, delay, procrastinate
油
yóu8oil, grease, paint
瓶
píng10bottle or vase

Example Sentence with 拖油瓶

她带着她的两个拖油瓶嫁给了他,虽然有些辛苦,但一家人也算和睦。
She married him, bringing her two children from a previous marriage; although it was somewhat difficult, the family lived in harmony.

Idioms Related to 拖油瓶

More idioms starting with 拖

  • tuō拖rén人xià下shuǐ水drag someone into trouble
  • tuō拖rén人luò落shuǐ水drag someone into trouble
  • tuō拖ér儿dài带nǚ女burdened with young children
  • tuō拖hòu后tuǐ腿hinder someone's progress
  • tuō拖tiān天sǎo扫dì地garments excessively long, trailing on ground
  • tuō拖jiā家dài带kǒu口burdened with a large family
  • tuō拖tuō拖lā拉lā拉to procrastinate and be slow
  • tuō拖tuō拖tà沓tà沓procrastinate; slow and sloppy
  • tuō拖ní泥dài带shuǐ水sloppy, indecisive, or not straightforward
  • tuō拖jiāng浆dài带shuǐ水muddled and indecisive
  • tuō拖nán男dài带nǚ女bringing along children, facing hardships
  • tuō拖nán男xié挟nǚ女burdened with many children

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Questions about 拖油瓶

What does 拖油瓶 mean?

拖油瓶 (tuō yóu píng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a child from a previous marriage that a woman brings into a new marriage”.

How do you pronounce 拖油瓶?

拖油瓶 is pronounced tuō yóu píng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 拖油瓶?

妇女再嫁时所带的前生子女

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