Chinese edit

pursue (a problem); to chase tail
trad. (追尾)
simp. #(追尾)
anagram 尾追

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追尾

  1. to bump into the back of the vehicle in front; to have a rear-end collision; to rear-end

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Kanji in this term
つい
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on’yomi

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(つい)() (tsuibi

  1. tailing, tracking, pursuit
    Synonyms: 追跡 (tsuiseki), 尾行 (bikō)

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(つい)()する (tsuibi surutransitive suru (stem (つい)() (tsuibi shi), past (つい)()した (tsuibi shita))

  1. to tail, to track, to pursue
    Synonyms: あとをつける (ato o tsukeru), 追跡する (tsuiseki suru), 尾行する (bikō suru)
    • 1916, 森鴎外, 渋江抽斎[1], 青空文庫:
      この(とき)(そう)右衛()(もん)(やす)見初(みそ)めて、(しば)()がはねてから(つい)()して()って、(こん)()(ちょう)()()()(はい)るのを()(きわ)めた。
      Kono toki Sōemon wa Yasu o misomete, shibai ga hanete kara tsuibi shite itte, Kon'ya-chō no Hinoya ni hairu no o mikiwameta.
      At this time, Sōemon fell in love with Yasu at first sight, and after the play ended, he tailed her and saw her go into Hinoya in Kon'ya-chō.

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