尾巴

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Chinese

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

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

Pronunciation


Noun

尾巴

  1. tail
    尾巴 [MSC, trad.]
    尾巴 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le.
    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?
    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.
    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.
    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