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HSK
tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
HSK 4
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
gondola (Venetian canal boat)
(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation
(Beijing dialect) intact / in one piece
(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens)
ending / coda / to wind up
HSK 7-9
Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
(bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
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  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
coda / epilogue / end
HSK 7-9
keyhole saw / pad saw
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account)
outer corner of the eye
end; tip; extremity
exhaust; emissions
HSK 7-9
back part; rear section; tail section
(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
a year-end dinner for employees
end of the year
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt
to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of
last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
appendectomy (medicine)
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails / twin ponytails / bunches
(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
balance (money remaining due)
hair ends
(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc) / slipstream
sage (Salvia officinalis)
suffix
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
swallow-tailed coat / tails
tail / end / small change / odd sum remaining after large round number
mining waste / waste remaining after processing ore / tailings
rhyme
to complete the last stage of work / to round off
outflow channel
(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
to join head to tail / bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
pig's tail (meat)
(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
iris (family Iridaceae)
white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
acute appendicitis (medicine)
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
onset and rime
Iricdaceae, the iris family
final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
koala
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc
(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
tail light (on vehicle)
(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail / (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
(bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
appendix / vermiform appendix (anatomy)
to copulate (of animals) / to mate
(aviation) tailfin; vertical stabilizer
to tuck one's tail between one's legs / fig. to back down / in a humiliating situation
attack from the rear
coccyx / tailbone
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
(bird species of China) Przevalski's redstart; Ala Shan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
(calque) cocktail
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail; yellow-bellied fairy fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus)

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