wobble along like a duck or a goose(yā bù é xíng)
wobble along like a duck or a goose
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is é x í ngy ā B ù, which means that duck and goose walk in eight character steps, because it is used to describe people walking slowly and shaking. It's from Dong Tang Lao.
The origin of Idioms
The second fold of Dong Tang Lao written by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty: "I can't see you (Xiao) with wide folds, high belly and high chest, walking like a duck."
Analysis of Idioms
Duck walk and goose step
Idiom usage
She looks funny. She looks funny.
Chinese PinYin : yā bù é xíng
wobble along like a duck or a goose
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