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牵丝攀藤
qiān​sī​pān​téng

to drag one's feet

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
牵丝攀藤 牽絲攀藤 qiān​sī​pān​téng
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

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Variant of

  • 牵丝扳藤 qiān​sī​pān​téng

Synonym

  • 拖泥带水 tuō​ní​dài​shuǐ
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