in a leisurely manner(màn tiáo sī lǐ)
in a leisurely manner
Slow, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m à NTI á OS à L à, describes speaking and doing things slowly, not in a hurry, from the west chamber.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] leisurely, snail's pace [antonym] fast, fiery, big step meteor
Idiom usage
"It's right to think about things," old Shandong said, "but there are some obvious things, so don't think about them." Chapter 8 of Feng Deying's bitter cauliflower
Idiom story
Once upon a time, Wang Mian, the cowherd boy, was intelligent in nature and good at drawing lotus. The lotus he drew was just like the lotus he had just picked from the water and pasted on paper. He didn't ask for an official or make friends. He studied and painted at home all day. The government asked him to draw some lotus flowers for his boss, but he couldn't refuse to draw them. The magistrate marveled at his talent and went to visit him in person. He went out slowly to meet him
The origin of Idioms
The second fold of the third volume of the romance of the Western Chamber written by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty, Jin Shengtan commented: "it is written that Hongniang comes into the boudoir from Zhang Sheng's side. She is slow and methodical, if she cares, if she doesn't care."
Chinese PinYin : màn tiáo sī lǐ
in a leisurely manner
