馬尾

See also: 马尾

Chinese

		horse; surname	tail
trad. (馬尾)		馬	尾
simp. (马尾)		马	尾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ mei⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bée-bóe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎwěi [Phonetic: máwěi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎwěi
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-wei³
    • Yale: mǎ-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maawoei
    • Palladius: мавэй (mavɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ mei⁵
    • Yale: máh méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ mei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bée-bóe
    • Tâi-lô: bée-bué
    • IPA (Penang): /bɛ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ bue⁴⁴⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 馬尾

1. horse's tail
2. ponytail (hairstyle)

Synonyms

• (hairstyle): 馬尾辮／马尾辫 (mǎwěibiàn)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
馬	尾
ば Grade: 2	び Grade: S
on’yomi

May be from Middle Chinese compound 馬尾 (MC maeX mj+jX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a borrowing from no earlier than the Heian period.

Noun

馬(ば)尾(び) • (babi) 

1. a horsetail
2. horsehair, specifically from the tail
3. (anatomy) cauda equina

Synonyms

• (horsehair from the tail): 馬(ば)素(す) (basu), 馬尾(す) (su, see below)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
馬	尾
Grade: 2	Grade: S
irregular

Apparently derived from 簀, 簾 (su, “latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer”), as horsehair was often used to make this.

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

馬尾(す) • (su) 

1. horsehair, specifically from the tail