Chinese

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tail
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure)
 
simp. and trad.
(尾巴)
alternative forms 尾把

Etymology

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The suffix may be from (MC paeX, “handle”) (Starostin, 2019).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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尾巴

  1. tail
    尾巴 [MSC, trad.]
    尾巴 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le. [Pinyin]
    The little dog ran off wagging its tail.
    動物尾巴什麼功能 [MSC, trad.]
    动物尾巴什么功能 [MSC, simp.]
    Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng? [Pinyin]
    What are the functions of an animal’s tail?
    那些甩動尾巴驅趕蒼蠅 [MSC, trad.]
    那些甩动尾巴驱赶苍蝇 [MSC, simp.]
    Nàxiē niú shuǎidòng zhe wěiba qūgǎn cāngyíng. [Pinyin]
    The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
  2. tail-like part
    我們汽車尾巴撞壞 [MSC, trad.]
    我们汽车尾巴撞坏 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
    The rear end of our car was smashed.
  3. (figurative) remaining or unfinished part
  4. (figurative) person without independent judgement who only echoes or blindly follows others
  5. (figurative) shadow; follower; tail

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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