created reference approved 牵丝攀藤/牽絲攀藤 → 牵丝扳藤/牽絲扳藤 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牵丝攀藤 / 牽絲攀藤 qiānsīpānténg
牵丝扳藤 / 牽絲扳藤 qiānsīpānténg
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 牵丝攀藤/牽絲攀藤 → 拖泥带水/拖泥帶水 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牵丝攀藤 / 牽絲攀藤 qiānsīpānténg
拖泥带水 / 拖泥帶水 tuōnídàishuǐ
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 牵丝攀藤/牽絲攀藤 · qiānsīpānténg · to drag one's feet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牵丝攀藤 / 牽絲攀藤
qiānsīpānténg
to drag one's feet
to harass or annoy someone persistently; to drag out an affair or argument without reaching a resolution; to be indirect and messy in one's logic or behavior
qiānsībānténg
牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand 攀 (literal) → 攀 · pān · to involve 藤 (literal) → 藤 · téng · rattan; vine
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition