蝸行牛步
wō​xíng​niú​bù

at a snail's pace

  • created sense approved 蜗行牛步/蝸行牛步 · wō​xíng​niú​bù · at a snail's pace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜗行牛步 / 蝸行牛步

    wō​xíng​niú​bù

    at a snail's pace

    to move extremely slowly or make very slow progress, literally meaning to crawl like a snail and plod like an ox

    蜗 (literal) → 蜗/蝸 · wō · snail 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to walk

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