lǎo niú pò chēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom) / fig. slow and inefficient
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Original source entry:

老牛破車 老牛破车 [lao3 niu2 po4 che1] /lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)/fig. slow and inefficient/

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