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粵語辭叢

拖泥帶水

to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2included in 2 dictionaries
hu1 naai4 aai1 sui2included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2

比喻猶豫不決,做嘢唔夠決斷 (indecisive; hesitant; literally: to drag through mud and water)

語句

Examples

佢做嘢咁拖泥帶水,點放心交盤生意俾佢?

keoi5 zou6 je5 gam3 to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2, dim2 fong3 sam1 gaau1 pun4 saang1 ji3 bei2 keoi5?

He is too indecisive in the business, how can I pass the company to him ?

維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2Original phonetic: /tʰɔː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ taːi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush