| 吃屎都赶不上热乎的 |
chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de |
lit. if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (saying) / fig. (of a person) too slow; can't keep up |
| 吃 |
chī |
to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) |
| 吃 |
chī |
variant of 吃 |
| 屎 |
shǐ |
feces; excrement; a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) |
| 都 |
Dū |
surname Du |
| 都 |
dōu |
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all |
| 都 |
dū |
capital city / metropolis |
| 赶 |
gǎn |
to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until; by (a certain time) |
| 赶不上 |
gǎn bù shàng |
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
| 热 |
rè |
to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent |
| 热乎 |
rè hu |
warm / hot / affectionate / ardent |
| 乎 |
hū |
(classical particle similar to 于) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 吗, 吧, 呢, expressing question, doubt or astonishment) |
| 的 |
de |
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs |
| 的 |
dī |
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士) |
| 的 |
dí |
really and truly |
| 的 |
dì |
(bound form) bull's-eye; target |