吃屎都赶不上热乎的
chī​shǐ​dōu​gǎn​bu​shàng​rè​hu​de

to be extremely slow

  • created sense approved 吃屎都赶不上热乎的/吃屎都趕不上熱乎的 · chī​shǐ​dōu​gǎn​bu​shàng​rè​hu​de · to be extremely slow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃屎都赶不上热乎的 / 吃屎都趕不上熱乎的

    chī​shǐ​dōu​gǎn​bu​shàng​rè​hu​de

    to be extremely slow

    Literally "to be unable to even catch the shit while it is still warm"; used to describe someone who is so slow or incompetent that they always miss out on opportunities or fail to keep up with others.

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 屎 (literal) → 屎 · shǐ · stool 都 (literal) → 都 · dōu · even 赶不上 (literal) → 赶不上/趕不上 · gǎn​bu​shàng · to be unable to catch up 热乎 (literal) → 热乎/熱乎 · rè​hu · warm 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [nominalizer]

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    created sense