尾巴

Chinese

		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)		尾	巴
alternative forms		尾把

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wěiba, yǐba

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ, ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йиба (yiba, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ baa¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ui³ ba / mi³ bang
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): mi¹ ba¹
Jin (Wiktionary): i² ba¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bé-pa / bér-pa / bóe-pa

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê² ba¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶gni-po; ⁶mi-po
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei³ ba¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěiba
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěibå
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-pa⁵
  - Yale: wěi-ba
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei.ba
  - Palladius: вэйба (vɛjba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Taiwan and northeast China)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐba
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐbå
  - Wade–Giles: i³-pa⁵
  - Yale: yǐ-ba
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.ba
  - Palladius: иба (iba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐbar
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐbår
  - Wade–Giles: i³-pa⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: yǐ-bar
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.bal
  - Palladius: ибар (ibar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴ b̥ɑɻ⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йиба (yiba, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ pa²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ baa¹
  - Yale: méih bā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ baa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ ba¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ paː⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ui³ ba / mi³ bang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui²¹³⁻²¹ pa¹/, /mi²¹³⁻²¹ paŋ¹/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mi¹ ba¹
  - Sinological IPA: /mi⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: i² ba¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /i⁵³ pa¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-pa
  - Tâi-lô: bé-pa
  - Phofsit Daibuun: befpaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bér-pa
  - Tâi-lô: bér-pa
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóe-pa
  - Tâi-lô: bué-pa
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boefpaf
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhuê² ba¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bué pa
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bue⁵²⁻³⁵ pa³³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶gni-po; ⁶mi-po
  - MiniDict: nyi^去 po; mi^去 po
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-po; ³mi-po
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² po⁴⁴/, /mi²² po⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: uei³ ba¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u̯e̞i̯⁴¹ pa̠³³/

Noun

尾巴

tail
小狗搖著尾巴跑了。 [MSC, trad.]
小狗摇着尾巴跑了。 [MSC, simp.]
Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le. [Pinyin]
The little dog ran off wagging its tail.

動物的尾巴有什麼功能？ [MSC, trad.]
动物的尾巴有什么功能？ [MSC, simp.]
Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng? [Pinyin]
What are the functions of an animal’s tail?

那些牛甩動著尾巴驅趕蒼蠅。 [MSC, trad.]
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 [MSC, simp.]
Nàxiē niú shuǎidòng zhe wěiba qūgǎn cāngyíng. [Pinyin]
The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
- 2002, “豬之歌”, 毛慧 (lyrics):
  
  豬頭豬腦豬身豬尾巴從來不挑食的乖娃娃 [MSC, trad.]
  猪头猪脑猪身猪尾巴从来不挑食的乖娃娃 [MSC, simp.]
  zhūtóu zhūnǎo zhūshēn zhūyǐba cónglái bù tiāoshí de guāi wáwa [Pinyin]
  with your piggy head, piggy brains, piggy body, and piggy tail, a good kid who is never picky
tail-like part
我們的汽車尾巴被撞壞了。 [MSC, trad.]
我们的汽车尾巴被撞坏了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
The rear end of our car was smashed.
(figurative) remaining or unfinished part
(figurative) person without independent judgement who only echoes or blindly follows others
(figurative) shadow; follower; tail

Synonyms

(tail):

Dialectal synonyms of 尾巴 (“tail”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		尾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尾巴, 尾
Mandarin	Beijing	尾巴, 尾巴兒
	Taiwan	尾巴
	Tianjin	尾巴
	Langfang	尾巴
	Tangshan	尾巴
	Cangzhou	尾巴
	Baoding	尾巴
	Shijiazhuang	尾巴
	Daming	尾巴
	Chifeng	尾巴
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	尾巴
	Harbin	尾巴
	Shenyang	尾巴
	Qingdao	尾巴
	Jinan	尾巴
	Wanrong	尾巴
	Zhengzhou	尾巴
	Xi'an	尾巴
	Yinchuan	尾巴
	Lanzhou	尾巴
	Xining	尾巴
	Ürümqi	尾巴
	Wuhan	尾巴
	Chengdu	尾巴兒
	Chongqing	尾巴根兒
	Guiyang	尾巴
	Kunming	尾巴
	Guilin	尾巴
	Liuzhou	尾巴
	Xuzhou	尾巴
	Yangzhou	尾巴, 尾子
	Nanjing	尾巴
	Hefei	尾巴
	Nantong	尾巴
	Singapore	尾巴
Cantonese	Guangzhou	尾
	Hong Kong	尾
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	尾
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	尾
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	尾
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	尾
	Macau	尾
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	尾
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	尾
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	尾
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	尾
	Foshan	尾
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	尾
	Foshan (Shunde)	尾
	Foshan (Sanshui)	尾
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	尾巴
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	尾
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	尾
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	尾
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	尾
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	尾
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	尾
	Taishan	尾
	Kaiping (Chikan)	尾
	Enping (Niujiang)	尾
	Heshan (Yayao)	尾
	Dongguan	尾
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	尾
	Yangjiang	尾
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	尾
	Singapore (Guangfu)	尾
Gan	Nanchang	尾巴
	Lichuan	尾巴
	Pingxiang	尾巴
Hakka	Meixian	尾, 尾巴
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	尾
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	尾
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	尾
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	尾
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	尾巴
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	尾
	Wuhua (Changbu)	尾
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	尾
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	尾
	Wengyuan	尾
	Liannan	尾
	Conghua (Lütian)	尾巴, 尾
	Jiexi	尾
	Luhe	尾
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	尾
	Changting	尾巴
	Wuping (Yanqian)	尾巴
	Ninghua	尾巴
	Yudu	尾巴
	Ningdu	尾巴
	Tonggu (Sandu)	尾巴
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	尾巴
	Dayu	尾巴
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尾
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尾
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尾
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尾
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尾
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尾
	Hong Kong	尾
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	尾
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	尾巴
	Xinyi (Sihe)	尾
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	尾
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	尾
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	尾
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	尾
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	尾
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	尾
	Mengshan (Xihe)	尾巴
	Luchuan	尾
	Senai (Huiyang)	尾
Huizhou	Jixi	尾巴
Huizhou	Shexian	尾巴
Jin	Taiyuan	尾巴
	Xinzhou	尾巴
	Linhe	尾巴
	Jining	尾巴
	Hohhot	尾巴
	Zhangjiakou	尾巴
	Handan	尾巴
Northern Min	Jian'ou	尾
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	尾, 尾尾
Southern Min	Xiamen	尾, 尾溜
	Quanzhou	尾, 尾溜
	Zhangzhou	尾, 尾溜
	Kaohsiung	尾溜仔
	Yilan	尾溜
	Changhua (Lukang)	尾
	Taichung	尾
	Taichung (Wuqi)	尾溜
	Tainan	尾仔, 尾溜
	Taitung	尾
	Hsinchu	尾溜
	Penghu (Magong)	尾
	Penang (Hokkien)	尾
	Singapore (Hokkien)	尾, 尾溜
	Manila (Hokkien)	尾溜
	Chaozhou	尾
	Shantou	尾
	Jieyang	尾
	Bangkok (Teochew)	尾
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	尾
	Pontianak (Teochew)	尾
	Leizhou	尾
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	尾
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尾
Wu	Shanghai	尾巴
	Shanghai (Chongming)	尾巴
	Suzhou	尾巴
	Danyang	尾巴
	Ningbo	尾巴, 甩水 fishtail
	Wenzhou	尾巴, 尾巴兒
	Jinhua	尾巴兒
Xiang	Changsha	尾巴
Xiang	Shuangfeng	尾巴

Derived terms

做尾巴
割尾巴
夾著尾巴／夹著尾巴
扯尾巴
扯牛尾巴
拖尾巴
揪尾巴
放禿尾巴鷹／放秃尾巴鹰
狗子夾尾巴／狗子夹尾巴
狗尾巴草
狐狸尾巴
狗長尾巴尖兒／狗长尾巴尖儿
留尾巴
翹尾巴／翘尾巴
老鼠尾巴上害癤子／老鼠尾巴上害疖子
老鼠尾巴生瘡兒／老鼠尾巴生疮儿
長尾巴／长尾巴
露出了狐狸尾巴
露尾巴
馬尾巴／马尾巴

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