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畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
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afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous;
afraid of the slightest thing
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鱼尾纹
yú wěi wén
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wrinkles of the skin;
crow's feet
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街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
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top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
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卷尾猴
juǎn wěi hóu
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white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
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尾数
wěi shù
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remainder (after rounding a number);
decimal part (of number after the decimal point);
mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.);
small change;
balance (of an account)
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尾音
wěi yīn
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final sound of a syllable;
rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
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鱼尾
yú wěi
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fishtail
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尾鳍
wěi qí
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tail or caudal fin
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有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
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where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth;
to carry things through;
I started, so I'll finish.
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词尾
cí wěi
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suffix
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首尾
shǒu wěi
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head and tail
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年尾
nián wěi
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end of the year
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摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
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to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom);
to be well pleased with oneself;
to have a lighthearted air
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狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
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lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom);
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
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翘尾巴
qiào wěi ba
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to be cocky
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九尾龟
jiǔ wěi guī
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nine-tailed turtle of mythology;
The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
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九尾龜
jiǔ wěi guī
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nine-tailed turtle of mythology;
The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
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交尾
jiāo wěi
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to copulate (of animals);
to mate
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低尾气排放
dī wěi qì pái fàng
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low emissions (from car exhaust)
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低尾氣排放
dī wěi qì pái fàng
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low emissions (from car exhaust)
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全须全尾儿
quán xū quán yǐ r
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(Beijing dialect) intact;
in one piece
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全鬚全尾兒
quán xū quán yǐ r
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(Beijing dialect) intact;
in one piece
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北红尾鸲
běi hóng wěi qú
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(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
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北紅尾鴝
běi hóng wěi qú
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(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
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北长尾山雀
běi cháng wěi shān què
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(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
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