拖尾巴
tuō​wěi​ba

to leave loose ends; to be a drag on

  • created reference approved 拖尾巴 → 扯腿 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拖尾巴 tuō​wěi​ba

    扯腿 chě​tuǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拖尾巴 · tuō​wěi​ba · to leave loose ends; to be a drag on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拖尾巴

    tuō​wěi​ba

    to leave loose ends; to be a drag on

    (colloquial) to leave a task unfinished; to hinder someone or hold others back from making progress

    拖, 尾巴

    拖 (literal) → 拖 · tuō · to hold back 尾巴 (literal) → 尾巴 · wěi​ba · remnant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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