Word information
Simplified拖欧
Traditional拖歐
Pinyintuō ōu
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拖欧
tuō ōu · to go through a difficult and protracted process in withdrawing from the EU, as in the case of Brexit (a play on 脫歐|脱欧[tuo1 Ou1])
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欧洲Ōuzhōu
Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
拖鞋tuōxiéslippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
拖tuōto drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on; variant of 拖[tuo1]
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
拖累tuōlěito encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
拖欠tuōqiànin arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts