walk in the way of a duck(yā xíng é bù)
walk in the way of a duck
The Chinese idiom, y ā x í ng é B ù, means to walk like a goose or a duck. It means walking slowly. It comes from the second book of Dong Tang Lao written by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan · Qin Jianfu's the second fold of dongtanglao: "I can't see that you have a wide tip, a high belly and a high chest, and you walk with a duck."
Analysis of Idioms
words whose meaning is similar
wobble along like a duck or a goose
Idiom usage
Be slow in action
Chinese PinYin : yā xíng é bù
walk in the way of a duck
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