"Slovenly" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 潦草 | liáo cǎo | slipshod / careless / slovenly / (of handwriting) scrawly / illegible |   |
| 邋里邋遢 | lā li lā ta | messy / slovenly / unkempt | |
| 拖泥带水 | tuō ní - dài shuǐ | (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive | |
| 拖泥带水 | tuō ní dài shuǐ | lit. wading in mud and water / a slovenly job / sloppy | |
| 不修边幅 | bù xiū biān fú | not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner | |
