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拖泥帶水
  to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2   jyutping
  tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3   pinyin
a slovenly job; sloppy; lit., wading in mud and water


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
拖泥帶水 / 拖泥带水

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Characters in this word:

 to1  -  drag; delay
 nai4 nei6  -  mud, plaster; bigoted
 daai3 daai3*2  -  belt; band; zone; bring
 seoi2  -  water; liquid; dough (money)
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