尾 (mei5 | wei3 yi3) : tail; rear; end; remnant

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尾

mei5

wei3 yi3

[粵] mei5 | [國] wei3
[1] tail; rear; tail-like part
[2] end; remnant; remaining part
[3] classifier for fish

[粵] mei5 | [國] yi3
[1] hairs on a horse's tail
[2] spikelets on a cricket's tail

[antonym] 頭, 首

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 尸 (#44)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

尾

This word has been viewed 11905 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Oct 2013 06:20

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最尾 zeoi3 mei5*1 zui4 wei3 = final; last place

禮拜尾 lai5 baai3 mei5 = weekend 粵

星期尾 sing1 kei4 mei5 = weekend 粵

月尾 jyut6 mei5*1 = end of the month 粵

年尾 nin4 mei5 = the end of the year, year-end 粵

後尾 hau6*1 mei5*1 hou4 wei3 = later, afterwards; end, hindmost 粵

船尾 syun4 mei5 chuan2 wei3 = stern

尾音 mei5 jam1 = sentence final particles; ending sound of the last syllable of a word

車尾燈 ce1 mei5 dang1 = taillights (of a car/vehicle)

車尾箱 ce1 mei5 soeng1 = trunk; boot (of a car)

詞尾 ci4 mei5 ci2 wei3 = a suffix (like -ist or -ism)

雞尾包 gai1 mei5 baau1 = cocktail bun

尾巴 mei5 baa1 wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); wei3 ba5 (PRC) = tail

闌尾炎 laan4 mei5 jim4 lan2 wei3 yan2 = appendicitis

尾牙 mei5 ngaa4 wei3 ya2 = a year-end dinner for employees

最尾頁 zeoi3 mei5*1 jip6 zui4 wei3 ye4 = the last page

馬尾 maa5 mei5 ma2 wei3 = horsetail, horse's tail; pony tail

尾結 mei5 git3 = caudal knot; end-knob

收尾 sau1 mei5*1 = ending; wind up; conclusion

黃蜂尾後針最毒婦人心 wong4 fung1 mei5 hau5 zam1 zeoi3 duk6 fu5 jan4 sam1 huang2 feng1 wei3 hou1 zhen1 zui4 du2 fu4 ren2 xin1 = a woman can be deadly and vicious (more than the hornet's sting)

尾水 mei5 seoi2 wei3 shui3 = tailwater; outflow (from mill or power plant)

首尾 sau2 mei5 = from beginning to end; the beginning and the end

塘尾 tong4 mei5*1 = [粵]: dragonfly; (placename) Tong May

手指尾 sau2 zi2 mei5*1 = little finger

鳳尾魚 fung6 mei5 jyu4*2 = anchovy

有頭有尾 jau5 tau4 jau5 mei5 = complete

尾二 mei5*1 ji6*2 = last but two; the bottom second; the penultimate 粵

尾場 mei5 coeng4 wei3 chang3 = finale 粵

尾指 mei5*1 zi2 = pinky finger

頭尾 tau4 mei5 tou2 wei3 = head and tail, beginning and end, (indicating time) from the start to the end

說到尾 syut3 dou3 mei5 = in a word

跟尾 gan1 mei5 = to follow behind

魚尾紋 jyu4 mei5 man4 = crow's-feet

票尾 piu3 mei5 = (ticket) stub

擺尾 baai2 mei5 bai3 wei3 = to wag one's tail

襯衫尾 can3 saam1 mei5 = shirt tail

雞尾酒 gai1 mei5 zau2 ji1 wei3 jiu3 = cocktail

雞尾酒會 gai1 mei5 zau2 wui6*2 ji1 wei3 jiu3 hui4 = cocktail party

髮尾 faat3 mei5 = back (hair ends hairstyling)

虎頭蛇尾 fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 = a tiger's head but a snake's tail (anticlimax; cop out)

有頭冇尾 jau5 tau4 mou5 mei5 = having a beginning but not having an end 粵

收尾一個 sau1 mei5*1 jat1 go3 = the last one (e.g., person)

收尾一日 sau1 mei5*1 jat1 jat6 = the last day

長尾鸚鵡 coeng4 mei5 jing1 mou5 chang2 wei3 ying1 wu3 = parakeet

徹頭徹尾 cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 che4 tou2 che4 wei3 = out-and-out; downright; through and through

字尾 zi6 mei5 zi4 wei3 = suffix

無尾猿 mou4 mei5 jyun4 wu2 wei3 yuan2 = ape

闌尾 laan4 mei5 lan2 wei3 = cecum, appendix

首尾音 sau2 mei5 jam1 shou3 wei3 yin1 = onset and rime

車尾 ce1 mei5 = trunk/boot of a car

飲水尾 jam2 seoi2 mei5 = [exp] to drink leftover soup

尾骨 mei5 gwat1 wei3 gu3 = coccyx; tailbone

狐狸尾巴 wu4 lei4*2 mei5 baa1 hu2 li2 wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); hu2 li5 wei3 ba5 (PRC) = fox's tail (something that gives away a person's real character or evil intentions); cloven hoof

講到尾 gong2 dou3 mei5 = in conclusion; boil down to 粵

話到尾 waa6 dou3 mei5 = in conclusion 粵

包尾 baau1 mei5*1/5 = to come final or last at the bottom of a list

床頭床尾 cong4 tau4 cong4 mei5 chuang2 tou2 chuang2 wei3 = lovers, a family (lit., "both bed head, bed tail")

床頭打交床尾和 cong4 tau4 daa2 gaau1 cong4 mei5 wo4 = a lover's spat, a not-so serious argument

鬼拍後尾枕 gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2 = to confess without being pressured 粵

跟手尾 gan1 sau2 mei5 = to fix sb else's screwed-up work 粵

跟尾狗 gan1 mei5 gau2 = an obsequious person (lit., "follow behind the dog")

澳洲鳳尾松 ou3 zau1 fung6 mei5 cung4 = Cycas media (Australian nut palm)

冇尾飛堶 mou5 mei5 fei1 to4 = to disappear or vanish; to have a habit of disappearing 粵

有頭威冇尾陣 jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6 = start strong but finish weak 粵

話頭醒尾 waa6 tau4 sing2 mei5 = clever; able to quickly take a hint

大尾督 daai6 mei5 duk1 = Tai Mei Tuk

頭頭尾尾 tau4 tau4 mei5 mei5 tou2 tou2 wei3*2 wei3 = odds and ends 粵

尾房 mei5 fong4*2 = rear cubicle

起尾注 hei2 mei5 zyu3 = take over (the good things) 粵

屈尾十 wat1 mei5 sap6 = a quick turn around 粵

短尾貓 dyun2 mei5 maau1 duan3 wei3 mao1 = a bobcat (lynx rufus)

冇手尾 mou5 sau2 mei5 = fail to finish what one has started; to have a strong beginning but a weak ending 粵

手尾 sau2 mei5 = (to tie up) loose ends 粵

尾班車 mei5 baan1 ce1 wei3 ban1 che1 = the last bus, metro

鹿尾 luk6 mei5 lu4 wei3 = deer tail (usu. refers to extract from a deer's sexual gland)

鹿尾巴 luk6 mei5 baa1 lu4 wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); lu4 wei3 ba5 (PRC) = deer tail (usu. refers to extract from a deer's sexual gland)

執手尾 zap1 sau2 mei5 = to put things in order; to clean up 粵

牛尾 ngau4 mei5 niu2 wei3 = oxtail

狗尾粟 gau2 mei5 suk1 = millet 粵

詞尾變化 ci4 mei5 bin3 faa3 ci2 wei3 bian4 hua4 = declension (lit., "suffix change") (common formation)

斷尾 tyun5 mei5 = to be completely cured 粵

手尾長 sau2 mei5 coeng4 = a problem likely to drag on 粵

手尾流流長 sau2 mei5 lau4 lau4 coeng4 = a problem likely to drag on 粵

臨尾香 lam4 mei5 hoeng1 = (things are going well and then are) screwed up at the end 粵

由頭到尾 jau4 tau4 dou3 mei5 = from first to last 粵

臨尾 lam4 mei5*1 lin2 wei4 = final 粵

眼尾 ngaan5 mei5 yan3 wei3 = eye's tail; (outer) corner of eyes

送車尾 sung3 ce1 mei5 song4 che wei3 = miss the bus 粵

尾喉 mei5 hau4 wei3 hou2 = muffler 粵

尾數 mei5 sou3 wei3 shu4 = a balance left over; money still owed 粵

勾手指尾 ngau1 sau2 zi2 mei5*1 gou1 shou3 zhi3 wei3 = pinkie promise; pinkie swear

尾聲 mei5 seng1 wei3 sheng1 = the end, epilogue ; coda

尾注 mei5 zyu3 = last installment

埋尾 maai4 mei5 = wrap up 粵

短尾猴 dyun2 mei5 hau4 duan3 wei3 hou2 = stump-tailed macaque / monkey

斬頭截尾 zaam2 tau4 zit6 mei5 zhan3 tou2 jie2 wei3 = nip off unwanted parts; remove superfluous parts; arbitrarily delete unwanted parts 粵

第尾 dai6 mei5*1 di4 wei3 = the last; the very last; come in last 粵

尾尾屎 mei5*1 mei5*1 si2 wei3 wei3 shi3 = the very last; at the very back 粵

水尾 seoi2 mei5 shui3 wei3 = of an opportunity to make quick money or easy profit to have waned away 粵

後尾枕 hau6 mei5 zam2 hou4 wei3 zhen3 = back of the head 粵

尾龍骨 mei5 lung4 gwat1 wei3 long2 gu3 = coccyx; tailbone 粵

響尾蛇 hoeng2 mei5 se4 xiang3 wei3 she2 = rattlesnake

街尾 gaai1 mei5 jie1 wei3 = the tail end of a street

年尾雙糧 nin4 mei5 soeng1 loeng4 nian2 wei3 shuang1 liang2 = year-end double pay 粵

掹衫尾 mang3 saam1 mei5 = tag along 粵

吊尾 diu3 mei5 = to tail (follow and watch someone closely) 粵

數尾 sou3 mei5 = money still owed 粵

爛尾 laan6 mei5 = an abandoned project 粵

扯貓尾 ce2 maau1 mei5 = to cover up (by putting on an act) 粵

魚尾夾 jyu4*2 mei5 gap3*2 yu2 wei3 jia1 = foldback clips

機尾 gei1 mei5 ji1 wei3 = tail of an airplane

馬尾松 maa5 mei5 cung4 ma3 wei3 song1 = Masson pine

標尾會 biu1 mei5 wui6*2 = grab the final chance 粵

鳳尾松 fung6 mei5 cung4 = cycad

短尾猿 dyun2 mei5 jyun4 duan3 wei3 yuan2 = macaque

韻尾 wan6 mei5 yun4 wei3 = syllable coda

踩嚫條尾 caai2 can1 tiu4 mei5 = offend someone 粵

因住收尾嗰幾年 jan1 zyu6 sau1 mei5*1 go2 gei2 nin4 = be careful for the last few years of your life 粵

句尾詞 geoi3 mei5 ci4 = sentence final particle

汕尾 saan3 mei5 shan4 wei3 = Shanwei (city in Guangdong)

尾盤 mei5 pun4*2 = [stock market] close

尾市 mei5 si5 = [stock market] close

結尾 git3 mei5 jie2 wei3 = coda

魚尾獅 jyu4*2 mei5 si1 yu2 wei3 shi1 = The Merlion

追尾 zeoi1 mei5 zhui1 wei3 = rear-end collision of vehicle; to tailgate, to follow too closely to front car

船頭慌鬼船尾慌賊 syun4 tau4 fong1 gwai2 syun4 mei5 fong1 caak6 = easily scared; worrywart; have cold feet 粵

石硤尾 sek6 gip3 mei5 = Shek Kip Mei (MTR station)

虎尾鎮 fu2 mei5 zan3 hu3 wei3 zhen4 = Huwei (town in Taiwan)

尾巴主義 mei5 baa1 zyu2 ji6 wei3 ba1 zhu3 yi4 (Taiwan); wei3 ba5 zhu3 yi4 (PRC) = tailism (common formation)

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個差人喺車尾廂搵到個屍體粵
The policeman found the body in the car's trunk.
[Lit. [counter] policeman at car-trunk find-arrive [counter] dead-body In this example, 喺車尾廂 cannot go at the end of the sentence. (Why?)]

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗粵
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.

佢一個屈尾十就走咗粵
He just turned around and he walked away.

我眼尾有好多條魚尾紋粵
I have a lot of crow's feet(wrinkles) at the corner of my eyes.

我眼尾見到有人喺門口行過粵
I saw someone walked passed the door out from the corner of my eyes

呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
[Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story]

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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