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尾
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Definitions
- 1. tail
- 2. remainder
- 3. remnant
- 4. extremity
- 5. sixth of the 28 constellations
- 6. classifier for fish
Example Sentences
1 shown寧為貓頭不為獅 尾 。
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Words Containing 尾
(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)
tail
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
(bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
endnote
(bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs
(aviation) tailplane
ending
(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
final period
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
balance (money remaining due)
(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
(bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
keyhole saw
(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
coccyx
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
to obstruct
drifting (motorsport)
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
(bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
(bird species of China) long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
(bird species of China) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
(aviation) tailfin
(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
tail or caudal fin
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing \river blindness\ or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
(bird species of China) white-winged redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi]
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. \u\ in kòu or \n\ in běn)
(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
to be cocky
(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
to leave loose ends
(bird species of China) ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
iris (family Iridaceae)
(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
fishtail
slag heap
to complete the last stage of work
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
low emissions (from car exhaust)
empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
back part
the long tail
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
wrinkles of the skin
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
cocktail (loanword)
(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
remainder (after rounding a number)
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
final sound of a syllable
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
from start to finish
(bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
tailwater
attack from the rear
rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)
(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])
(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)
to join head to tail
(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
the tip
balance due
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
koala
back of the line
fishplate (in railway engineering)
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)
nine-tailed turtle of mythology
(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
a year-end dinner for employees
(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
appendectomy (medicine)
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
tailed larva
(idiom) to fail to finish off what one started
to wind up
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
(bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
coda
(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
(bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
rhyme
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
Puppis (constellation)
(bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)
to finish off
(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
back end of a ship
brake (fern of genus Pteris)
(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
to copulate (of animals)
Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
\river blindness\ or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
to tailgate
ponytail
(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
(bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
(bird species of China) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis)
(bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
(bird species of China) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus)
(bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
(bird species of China) red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)
(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
(bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
the rear (tail) of a plane etc
to have one's tail between one's legs
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
end; tip; extremity
appendix
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)
(bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
coccyx
(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
to tail behind
(bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
end of the month
(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)
(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
coccyx
anchovy
cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)
feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
unfinished
exhaust; emissions
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc
tail light (on vehicle)
rattlesnake
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
Iricdaceae, the iris family
(bird species of China) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
(bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
mining waste
onset and rime
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)
(bird species of China) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
appendicitis (medicine)
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
acute appendicitis (medicine)
outer corner of the eye
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
outflow channel
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
(bird species of China) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)
coccyx
end credits (of a movie etc)
(bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
(bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
sage (Salvia officinalis)
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
(bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)
pig's tail (meat)
swallow-tailed coat
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
(bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
last page
Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
hair ends
end of the year
head and tail
(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
meerkat
tail
(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
ape
(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
tail feathers
(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)