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Chinese
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tail
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(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)
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尾
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巴
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| alternative forms
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尾把
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Etymology
The suffix 巴 may be from 把 (MC paeX, “handle”) (Starostin, 2019).
Pronunciation
Noun
尾巴
- tail
小狗搖著尾巴跑了。 [MSC, trad.]
小狗摇着尾巴跑了。 [MSC, simp.]- Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le.
- The little dog ran off wagging its tail.
動物的尾巴有什麼功能？ [MSC, trad.]
动物的尾巴有什么功能？ [MSC, simp.]- Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng?
- What are the functions of an animal’s tail?
那些牛甩動著尾巴驅趕蒼蠅。 [MSC, trad.]
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 [MSC, simp.]- Nàxiē niú shuǎidòng zhe wěiba qūgǎn cāngyíng.
- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
- tail-like part
我們的汽車尾巴被撞壞了。 [MSC, trad.]
我们的汽车尾巴被撞坏了。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le.
- The rear end of our car was smashed.
- (figurative) remaining or unfinished part
- (figurative) person without independent judgement who only echoes or blindly follows others
- (figurative) shadow; follower; tail
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
尾巴 (“tail”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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尾
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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尾巴, 尾
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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尾巴, 尾巴兒
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| Taiwan
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尾巴
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| Langfang
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尾巴
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| Chifeng
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尾巴
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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尾巴
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| Harbin
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尾巴
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| Shenyang
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尾巴
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| Singapore
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尾巴
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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尾巴
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| Tangshan
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尾巴
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| Cangzhou
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尾巴
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| Baoding
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尾巴
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| Shijiazhuang
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尾巴
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| Jinan
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尾巴
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Qingdao
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尾巴
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Daming
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尾巴
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| Wanrong
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尾巴
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| Zhengzhou
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尾巴
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| Xi'an
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尾巴
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| Xining
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尾巴
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| Xuzhou
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尾巴
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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尾巴
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| Lanzhou
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尾巴
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| Ürümqi
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尾巴
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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尾巴兒
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| Chongqing
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尾巴根兒
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| Wuhan
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尾巴
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| Guiyang
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尾巴
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| Kunming
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尾巴
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| Guilin
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尾巴
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| Liuzhou
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尾巴
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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尾巴
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| Yangzhou
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尾巴, 尾子
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| Nantong
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尾巴
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| Hefei
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尾巴
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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尾
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| Hong Kong
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尾
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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尾
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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尾
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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尾
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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尾
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| Macau
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尾
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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尾
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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尾
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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尾
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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尾
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| Foshan
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尾
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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尾
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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尾
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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尾
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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尾巴
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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尾
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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尾
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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尾
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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尾
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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尾
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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尾
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| Taishan
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尾
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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尾
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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尾
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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尾
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| Dongguan
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尾
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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尾
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| Yangjiang
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尾
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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尾
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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尾
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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尾巴
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| Lichuan
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尾巴
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| Pingxiang
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尾巴
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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尾, 尾巴
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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尾
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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尾
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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尾
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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尾
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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尾巴
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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尾
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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尾
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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尾
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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尾
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| Wengyuan
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尾
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| Liannan
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尾
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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尾巴, 尾
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| Jiexi
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尾
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| Luhe
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尾
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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尾
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| Changting
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尾巴
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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尾巴
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| Ninghua
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尾巴
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| Yudu
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尾巴
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| Ningdu
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尾巴
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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尾巴
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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尾巴
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| Dayu
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尾巴
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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尾
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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尾
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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尾
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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尾
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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尾
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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尾
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| Hong Kong
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尾
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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尾
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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尾巴
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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尾
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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尾
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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尾
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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尾
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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尾
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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尾
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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尾
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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尾巴
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| Luchuan
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尾
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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尾
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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尾巴
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| Shexian
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尾巴
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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尾巴
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| Xinzhou
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尾巴
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| Linhe
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尾巴
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| Jining
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尾巴
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| Hohhot
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尾巴
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| Zhangjiakou
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尾巴
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| Handan
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尾巴
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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尾
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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尾, 尾尾
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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尾, 尾溜
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| Quanzhou
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尾, 尾溜
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| Zhangzhou
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尾, 尾溜
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| Kaohsiung
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尾溜仔
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| Yilan
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尾溜
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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尾
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| Taichung
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尾
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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尾溜
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| Tainan
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尾仔, 尾溜
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| Taitung
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尾
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| Hsinchu
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尾溜
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| Penghu (Magong)
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尾
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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尾
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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尾, 尾溜
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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尾溜
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| Chaozhou
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尾
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| Shantou
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尾
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| Jieyang
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尾
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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尾
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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尾
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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尾
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| Leizhou
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尾
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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尾
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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尾
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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尾巴
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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尾巴
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| Suzhou
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尾巴
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| Danyang
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尾巴
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| Ningbo
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尾巴, 甩水 fishtail
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| Wenzhou
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尾巴, 尾巴兒
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| Jinhua
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尾巴兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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尾巴
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| Shuangfeng
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尾巴
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Derived terms