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tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
HSK 4
coda / epilogue / end
HSK 7-9
ending / coda / to wind up
HSK 7-9
exhaust; emissions
HSK 7-9
to tailgate / to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
HSK 7-9
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
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)
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tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
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horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
a year-end dinner for employees
Mawei, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
koala
cocktail (loanword)
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of
back part; rear section; tail section
fishtail
end of the month
Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
to be cocky
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
rattlesnake
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
head and tail
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
wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
swallow-tailed coat / tails
to complete the last stage of work / to round off
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
appendix / vermiform appendix (anatomy)
anchovy
pig's tail (meat)
(bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
tail light (on vehicle)
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
(idiom) to fail to finish off what one started
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account / half-truths
Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
tail or caudal fin
suffix
appendicitis (medicine)
Iricdaceae, the iris family
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
coccyx / tailbone
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
end; tip; extremity
coccyx / tailbone
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
the tip / the end / the very end
Mawei, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
attack from the rear
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
to copulate (of animals) / to mate
empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
to leave loose ends / to leave matters unresolved
nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
closing segment of a film or TV show etc; end credits
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
end of the year
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
the rear (tail) of a plane etc
to obstruct / to be a drag on sb / to delay finishing off a job
to finish off / to wind up
back end of a ship / aft
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail / (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
tailed larva / Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)
Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)
tail / end / small change / odd sum remaining after large round number
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters) / sb who keeps to their word no matter what
hair ends
(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt
long tail
(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
(grammar) suffix
Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails / twin ponytails / bunches
(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
tail feathers
tailwater / outflow (from mill or power plant)
drifting (motorsport)
sage (Salvia officinalis)
acute appendicitis (medicine)
quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

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