do things sloppily(tuō ní dài shuǐ)

do things sloppily

Tardiness, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu à n í D à ishu à, which means not to speak and do things easily. From biyanlu.

The origin of Idioms

The first volume of biyanlu of Song Dynasty: "Tao is a word of Buddha, which is full of mud and water; Tao is a word of Zen, which is full of shame."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. In Song Shi Puji's five Lantern Festival yuan: "the lion turns over and drags with water." this article is a bit of a muddle, and it's dull to read.

Chinese PinYin : tuō ní dài shuǐ