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尾巴
  mei5 baa1   jyutping
  wei3 ba1 (Taiwan); wei3 ba5 (PRC)   pinyin
tail | []: (mei5)

noun

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 5,940,000

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

This word has been viewed 1364 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 4th May 2005 09:38 and last edited on 5th Jun 2016 08:17
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Characters in this word:

 mei5  -  tail; rear; end; remnant
 baa1  -  bus; hope earnestly; cling to; crust

3 compounds containing this word:

狐狸尾巴 - fox's tail (something that gives away a person's real character or evil intentions); cloven hoof
鹿尾巴 - deer tail (usu. refers to extract from a deer's sexual gland)
Common Formations:
尾巴主義 - tailism
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