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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)
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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