老牛破车

Traditional: 老牛破車

lǎo niú pò chē

Dictionary entry

lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)

What does 老牛破车 mean?

老牛破车 (lǎo niú pò chē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)

2fig. slow and inefficient

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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)牛Niúsurname Niu 破pòbroken · damaged 车Chēsurname Che

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老牛破车

lǎo niú pò chē

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