"Tail" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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跟踪 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking
尾巴 wěi ba tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal)
盯梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow
尾 wěi tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
尾子 wěi zi tail / end / small change / odd sum remaining after large round number
钉梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow / also written 盯梢[ding1 shao1]
蹑迹 niè jì to follow sb's tracks / to tail
跟监 gēn jiān (Tw) to tail (sb) (abbr. for 跟蹤監視|跟踪监视[gen1 zong1 jian1 shi4])
尾随 wěi suí to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of
尾部 wěi bù back part / rear or tail section
马尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
顺风 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage!
下摆 xià bǎi hem of a skirt / shirt tail
首尾 shǒu wěi head and tail
彻头彻尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs
尾灯 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle)
虎头蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish
打退堂鼓 dá tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail
打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail
开屏 kāi píng (a peacock) spreads its tail
貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
摇头摆尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
尾鳍 wěi qí tail or caudal fin
藏头露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi to hide the head and show the tail (idiom) / to give a partial account / half-truths
摇尾乞怜 yáo wěi qǐ lián 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
狗尾续貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
云芝 yún zhī turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
翎子 líng zi peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)
尾 yǐ horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
翎 líng tail feathers / plume
罡 gāng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper
旄 máo banner decorated with animal's tail
蕰 yùn hippuris or mare's tail
鰤 shī Seriola qinqueradiata / yellow tail
从头到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
吴头楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom) / fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
龙头蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish
虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation
氂 máo tail / tuft of hair
长尾 cháng wěi the long tail
亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail
髾 shāo tail of a comet / long hair
天禄 tiān lù auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail / possession of the empire
夹起尾巴 jiā qǐ wěi ba to tuck one's tail between one's legs / fig. to back down / in a humiliating situation
尾羽 wěi yǔ tail feathers
截尾 jié wěi to dock / to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
无功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn to return without any achievement (idiom) / to go home with one's tail between one's legs
燕尾蝶 yān wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
老鼠尾巴 lǎo shǔ wěi ba lit. rat's tail / fig. a follower of inferior stature
猪尾巴 zhū wěi ba pig's tail (meat)
阿耳戈斯 A1 ěr gē sī Argus / in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail
顶棒 dǐng bàng bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)
首尾相接 shǒu wěi xiāng jiē to join head to tail / bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
级联尾 jí lián yǐ cascade tail
尾料分析  tail assay
尾气分析  tail assay
尾水消退 yǐ shuǐ xiāo tuì tail recession
船尾浮标 chuán yǐ fú biāo tail buoy
地磁尾  geomagnetic tail
后勤部分  tail end of an operation
尾柱  tail tree
夹尾巴 jiā wěi ba to have one's tail between one's legs
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi 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
龟笑鳖无尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
摸不着边 mō bu zháo biān irrelevant / can't make head or tail of
𫚕 shī Seriola qinqueradiata / yellow tail
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