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
variant of 吃[chi1]
屎
shǐ
feces; excrement; a stool
都
dōu
all; both; entirely
赶
gǎn
to overtake; to catch up with
不
bu
no; not so
上
shàng
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
热
rè
to warm up
乎
hu
(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in
的
de
of; ~'s (possessive particle)