wěi
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
yǐ
horse's tail
pointed posterior section of a locust etc
jiāo wěi
to copulate (of animals)
to mate
wěi qì
exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
emissions
wěi bù
back part
rear or tail section
Hǔ wěi
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
wěi suí
to tail behind
to tag along
to follow on the heels of
Mǎ wěi
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
mǎ wěi
ponytail (hairstyle)
horse's tail
slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
shōu wěi
to wind up
to bring to an end
to finish
wěi yì
empennage (of an aircraft)
fletching (of an arrow)
fins (of a missile, rocket etc)
rear spoiler (of a car)
yú wěi wén
wrinkles of the skin
crow's feet
yuān wěi
Iricdaceae, the iris family
wěi ba
tail
colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
Shàn wěi
Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong
wěi shù
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)
chè tóu chè wěi
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
through and through
out and out
from top to bottom
lán wěi
appendix
vermiform appendix (anatomy)
cóng tóu dào wěi
from start to finish
from head to tail
the whole (thing)
wěi kuàng
mining waste
waste remaining after processing ore
tailings
Shàn wěi shì
Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong province
wěi yá
a year-end dinner for employees
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
Tián wěi
Tienwei township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
hǔ tóu shé wěi
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
yàn wěi fú
swallow-tailed coat
tails
wěi kuǎn
balance (money remaining due)
shǔ wěi cǎo
sage (Salvia officinalis)
mǎ wěi sōng
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
jí xìng lán wěi yán
acute appendicitis (medicine)
wěi kuàng kù
slag heap
dump of mining waste
wěi yīn
final sound of a syllable
rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
Mǎ wěi qū
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
Hǔ wěi zhèn
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
afraid of the slightest thing
yān wěi dié
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
jī wěi
the rear (tail) of a plane etc
hú li wěi ba
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
to reveal one's evil nature
evidence that reveals the villain
wěi shuǐ
tailwater
outflow (from mill or power plant)
wěi yòu
tailed larva
Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)
wěi liú
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
slipstream
Tián wěi xiāng
Tienwei township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
shǒu wěi xiāng jiē
to join head to tail
bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
duì wěi
back of the line
last one in line
jié wěi
to dock
to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
Wěi Shēng
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
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
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.
wěi dà bù diào
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
yǒu tóu wú wěi
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
lack of sticking power
short attention span
yùn wěi
the rhyming part of a syllable
in a Chinese syllable, the medial vowel plus final consonant (if any)
wěi qī
final period
the end (of a term)
the close
cáng tóu lù wěi
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
half-truths
yú wěi bǎn
fishplate (in railway engineering)
liú wěi ba
to leave loose ends
to leave matters unresolved
wěi zi
tail
end
small change
odd sum remaining after large round number
jiā qǐ wěi ba
to tuck one's tail between one's legs
fig. to back down
in a humiliating situation
yǔ wěi
word ending
suffix
inflection (grammar)
wěi zhuì
(lit.) to follow sb
(linguistics) suffix
ending
(computing) file name extension
lǎo shǔ wěi ba
lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
head-to-tail
one thing starts where the other leaves off
Mǎ wěi gǎng
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
lóng tóu shé wěi
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
jiǔ wěi guī
nine-tailed turtle of mythology
The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
wěi qiàn
balance due
small balance still to pay
final remaining debt
wěi shāo
the tip
the end
the very end
Guī wěi shì
Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
tuō wěi ba
to obstruct
to be a drag on sb
to delay finishing off a job
Mǎ wěi shuǐ
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
dī wěi qì pái fàng
low emissions (from car exhaust)
Wěi zhāng guó
Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
shī wěi fèi
gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
also written 吉爾達|吉尔达[ji2 er3 da2]
wěi yǔ lóng
caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)
shōu wěi yīn
final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
pán wěi sī chóng
Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
xì wěi měng
meerkat
see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
Mǎ wěi jūn gǎng
Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)
pán wěi sī chóng zhèng
"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
Mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng
Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
xiàn wěi yàn
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
lǜ wěi hóng zhì
(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
hóng tóu cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
hóng fù hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) white-winged redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
hóng xié lán wěi qú
(bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
hóng bèi hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
huā wěi zhēn jī
(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
lán yāo duǎn wěi yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
lán tóu hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
lán é hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
fig. extremely dangerous situation
hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
Hè lán Shān hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
chì wěi zào méi
(bird species of China) red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)
zhě hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
zhuī wěi
to tailgate
to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
hóng wěi méng
(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
hóng wěi dōng
(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)
bái méi shàn wěi wēng
(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
bái tóu yìng wěi yā
(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
bái jǐng cháng wěi zhì
(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
bái é yuán wěi hù
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
pán wěi shù què
(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
duǎn wěi xìn tiān wēng
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
duǎn wěi zéi ōu
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
duǎn wěi yā què
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)
duǎn wěi jiāo méi
(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)
duǎn wěi liáo méi
(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
duǎn wěi hù
(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
duǎn wěi yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
hóng wěi bó láo
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
hóng wěi gē qú
(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)
hóng wěi shuǐ qú
(bird species of China) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus)
bái bān wěi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
jīn tóu shàn wěi yīng
(bird species of China) golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
zhēn wěi shā zhuī
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
fà guān juǎn wěi
(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
yā zuǐ juàn wěi
(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)
huáng fù shàn wěi wēng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
hēi juǎn wěi
(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
hēi hóu hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
hēi wěi dì yā
(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
hēi wěi chéng yù
(bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
hēi wěi là zuǐ què
(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
hēi wěi ōu
(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
hēi méi cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
hēi bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
hēi cháng wěi zhì
(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
hēi jǐng cháng wěi zhì
(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
cháng wěi yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
zhēn wěi lǜ jiū
(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
zhēn wěi yā
(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
yín hóu cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
cháng wěi dì dōng
(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
cháng wěi yè yīng
(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
cháng wěi qí méi
(bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
cháng wěi shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
cháng wěi zhū què
(bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
cháng wěi lín xiāo
(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
cháng wěi féng yè yīng
(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
cháng wěi zéi ōu
(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
cháng wěi kuò zuǐ niǎo
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
cháng wěi yā
(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
cháng wěi liáo méi
(bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
guī xiào biē wú wěi
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
fig. the pot calling the kettle black
jiǔ wěi hú
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
shān wěi shā zhuī
(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
sǎo wěi
to complete the last stage of work
to round off
jiē wěi cí
suffix (in Japanese and Korean grammar)
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
to be well pleased with oneself
to have a lighthearted air
bān wěi chéng yù
(bird species of China) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
bān wěi lín gē
(bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
bān wěi zhēn jī
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
bān wěi juān jiū
(bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
bān bèi dà wěi yīng
(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)
bān bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
fāng wěi wēng
(bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
Rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
yè wěi hù
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
Sōng wěi
Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)
jiān wěi bīn yù
(bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
quán xū quán yǐ r
(Beijing dialect) intact
in one piece
běi hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
běi cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
chā wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
chā wěi ōu
(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
diào chē wěi
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
to rank at the bottom of the list
to finish last
chuí zhí wěi yì
(aviation) tailfin
vertical stabilizer
tǎ wěi shù què
(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
dà pán wěi
(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
jiā wěi ba
to have one's tail between one's legs
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi
see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
kuān wěi shù yīng
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
xiǎo yàn wěi
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
xiǎo pán wěi
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
zōng wěi bó láo
(bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
zōng wěi hóng zhì
(bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
zōng wěi hè wēng
(bird species of China) ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
piàn wěi
end credits (of a movie etc)
ending (of a movie etc)
gǒu wěi xù diāo
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
Nǎo méng duǎn wěi méi
(bird species of China) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis)
bái guān yàn wěi
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
bái guān cháng wěi zhì
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
bái hóu shàn wěi wēng
(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
bái hóu hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
bái wěi dì yā
(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
bái wěi shāo hóng zhì
(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
bái wěi hǎi diāo
(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
bái wěi lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
bái wěi lán dì qú
(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
bái wěi shī
(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
bái wěi yào
(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
huī bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
zōng wěi kuáng
(bird species of China) long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
zōng shàn wěi yīng
(bird species of China) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
zōng é cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
xiē wěi bó láo
(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
xiē wěi lǜ jiū
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
xiē wěi ōu
(bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
Ōu Yà hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
shuǐ píng wěi yì
(aviation) tailplane
horizontal stabilizer
zhǎo zé dà wěi yīng
(bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
dàn wěi wēng yīng
(bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)
huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
huǒ wěi xī méi
(bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
huǒ wěi lǜ méi
(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
huī juǎn wěi
(bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
huī wěi piāo yù
(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
bái wěi méng
(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)