Chinese

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fish tail
trad. (魚尾)
simp. (鱼尾)
 
4 leaves are reproduced in this image; each one has a "fish tail" in the center.
 
In the original bound product, they are on the outer edges.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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魚尾

  1. fish tail
  2. (literary, figurative) wrinkle on the corner of one's eye
  3. (publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle (in a bound book, on the outer edges) of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf
    Holonym: 版心 (bǎnxīn)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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魚尾 (eomi) (hangeul 어미)

  1. Hanja form? of 어미.