尾巴

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Chinese[edit]

tail
 
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure)
simp. and trad.
(尾巴)
alternative forms 尾把

Etymology[edit]

The suffix may be from (MC paeX, “handle”) (Starostin, 2019).

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

尾巴

  1. tail
    尾巴 [MSC, trad.]
    尾巴 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le. [Pinyin]
    The little dog ran off wagging its tail.
    動物尾巴什麼功能 [MSC, trad.]
    动物尾巴什么功能 [MSC, simp.]
    Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng? [Pinyin]
    What are the functions of an animal’s tail?
    那些甩動尾巴驅趕蒼蠅 [MSC, trad.]
    那些甩动尾巴驱赶苍蝇 [MSC, simp.]
    Nàxiē niú shuǎidòng zhe wěiba qūgǎn cāngyíng. [Pinyin]
    The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
  2. tail-like part
    我們汽車尾巴撞壞 [MSC, trad.]
    我们汽车尾巴撞坏 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
    The rear end of our car was smashed.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (tail):

Derived terms[edit]