walk like a goose or duck; move slowly and clumsily
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to walk like a goose or duck; to move slowly and clumsily
neutralUsed humorously or descriptively to criticize someone for moving too slowly or in an ungainly manner. Often interchangeable with its variant 鸭步鹅行 (yā bù é xíng).
Tā他
tí提
zhe着
zhòng重
wù物
，
é鹅
xíng行
yā鸭
bù步
de地
zǒu走
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
。
He was walking down the street, slow as a goose, carrying heavy things.
Bié别
é鹅
xíng行
yā鸭
bù步
de的
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
chí迟
dào到
le了
！
Don't waddle along like that, we're going to be late!
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Qián前
miàn面
de的
lǎo老
rén人
zǒu走
dé得
é鹅
xíng行
yā鸭
bù步
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
hǎo好
zài在
hòu后
miàn面
màn慢
man慢
gēn跟
zhe着
。
The elderly man ahead was walking at a snail's pace, so we had to follow slowly behind.