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尾巴

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wěi ba

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Definitions

  1. 1. tail
  2. 2. colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]

Words Containing 尾巴

兔子尾巴长不了
tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo

rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)

大尾巴狼
dà yǐ ba láng

(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc

夹尾巴
jiā wěi ba

to have one's tail between one's legs

夹起尾巴
jiā qǐ wěi ba

to tuck one's tail between one's legs

拖尾巴
tuō wěi ba

to obstruct

狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba

lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions

留尾巴
liú wěi ba

to leave loose ends

翘尾巴
qiào wěi ba

to be cocky

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)

Child Words of 尾巴

尾
wěi

tail

尾
yǐ

horse's tail

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