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Trad. 尾數
- 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)
- Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
- sb who keeps to their word no matter what
Trad. 尾綴
- (lit.) to follow sb
- (linguistics) suffix
- ending
- (computing) file name extension
- Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
- empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
Trad. 尾號
- last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc
Trad. 韻尾
- (phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
- tailed larva
- Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)
Trad. 爛尾
- (of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
Trad. 馬尾
- ponytail (hairstyle)
- horse's tail
- slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
Trad. 斷尾
- (zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail
- (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
- the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
- (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
Trad. 白尾鳾
- (bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
Trad. 白尾鷂
- (bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Trad. 白尾鸏
- (bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
Trad. 虎尾蘭
- snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
Trad. 虎尾鎮
- Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 棕尾鵟
- (bird species of China) long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Trad. 尾張國
- Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
Trad. 方尾鶲
- (bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
Trad. 小盤尾
- (bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
Trad. 針尾鴨
- (bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Trad. 龜尾市
- Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
- (bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
Trad. 田尾鄉
- Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 紅尾鶇
- (bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)
Trad. 紅尾鸏
- (bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Trad. 長尾鴨
- (bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- (bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
Trad. 黑尾鷗
- (bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
Trad. 大盤尾
- (bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
- to obstruct
- to be a drag on sb
- to delay finishing off a job
Trad. 吊車尾
- (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
- to rank at the bottom of the list
- to finish last
Trad. 楔尾鷗
- (bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
Trad. 曳尾鸌
- (bird species of China) wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
Trad. 叉尾鷗
- (bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
Trad. 九尾龜
- nine-tailed turtle of mythology
- The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
Trad. 爛尾樓
- uncompleted building; building whose construction has run into difficulties and stopped
Trad. 鳳尾竹
- fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
Trad. 馬尾區
- Mawei, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
Trad. 鳳尾蕨
- brake (fern of genus Pteris)
- (esp.) spider fern (Pteris multifida)
Trad. 馬尾松
- Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
Trad. 獅尾狒
- gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
- also written 吉爾達|吉尔达[ji2 er3 da2]
Trad. 短尾鶯
- (bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
- Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
Trad. 短尾鸌
- (bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)
Trad. 雙馬尾
- (hairstyle) unplaited pigtails
- twin ponytails
- bunches
Trad. 線尾燕
- (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
Trad. 龍頭蛇尾
- lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Trad. 黑長尾雉
- (bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
Trad. 白尾地鴉
- (bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
Trad. 白尾海鵰
- (bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- (aviation) tailplane; horizontal stabilizer
- lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- fig. extremely dangerous situation
Trad. 棕尾伯勞
- (bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
- (bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Trad. 綠尾虹雉
- (bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
Trad. 棕尾褐鶲
- (bird species of China) ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
Trad. 棕扇尾鶯
- (bird species of China) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
Trad. 盤尾樹鵲
- (bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
- (coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc
- large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
- fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
- you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1])
Trad. 搖尾乞憐
- lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
- fig. to fawn on sb
- to bow and scrape
- to grovel
Trad. 針尾沙錐
- (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
Trad. 針尾綠鳩
- (bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
Trad. 從頭到尾
- from start to finish
- from head to tail
- the whole (thing)
Trad. 寬尾樹鶯
- (bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
Trad. 髮冠卷尾
- (bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
Trad. 虎頭蛇尾
- lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Trad. 長尾地鶇
- (bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
Trad. 長尾夜鷹
- (bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
Trad. 長尾奇鶥
- (bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
Trad. 長尾朱雀
- (bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
Trad. 紅尾伯勞
- (bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Trad. 尖尾濱鷸
- (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Trad. 長尾林鴞
- (bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
Trad. 紅尾歌鴝
- (bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)
Trad. 紅尾水鴝
- (bird species of China) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus)
Trad. 長尾賊鷗
- (bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Trad. 長尾鷯鶥
- (bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
Trad. 長尾鸚鵡
- (bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
Trad. 北紅尾鴝
- (bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
Trad. 搖頭擺尾
- to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
- to be well pleased with oneself
- to have a lighthearted air
Trad. 淡尾鶲鶯
- (bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Phylloscopus soror)
Trad. 赭紅尾鴝
- (bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Trad. 黑尾地鴉
- (bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
Trad. 灰尾漂鷸
- (bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
Trad. 斑尾塍鷸
- (bird species of China) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Trad. 黑尾塍鷸
- (bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Trad. 斑尾林鴿
- (bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Trad. 斑尾榛雞
- (bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
Trad. 斑尾鵑鳩
- (bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
- lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
- to reveal one's evil nature
- evidence that reveals the villain
- afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
- afraid of the slightest thing
- to join head to tail
- bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
Trad. 楔尾伯勞
- (bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
Trad. 楔尾綠鳩
- (bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
- lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
Trad. 藏頭露尾
- to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- half-truths
- (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
Trad. 狗尾續貂
- lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
- fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
Trad. 花尾榛雞
- (bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
- (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
Trad. 扇尾沙錐
- (bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Trad. 有頭有尾
- 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.
Trad. 有頭無尾
- (idiom) to fail to finish off what one started