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wěi- tail
- remainder
- remnant
- extremity
- sixth of the 28 constellations
- classifier for fish
- horse's tail
- pointed posterior section of a locust etc
jiāowěi- to copulate (of animals)
- to mate
wěi- suffix
wěizi- tail
- end
- small change
- odd sum remaining after large round number
wěiba- tail
ba- (coll.) tail (of an animal)
wěi- attack from the rear
wěishù- 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)
wěi- final period
- the end (of a term)
- the close
wěishāo- the tip
- the end
- the very end
wěiqiàn- balance due
- small balance still to pay
- final remaining debt
wěikuǎn- balance (money remaining due)
wěi- exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
- emissions
wěishuǐ- tailwater
- outflow (from mill or power plant)
wěiliú- wake
wěidēng- tail light (on vehicle)
wěi- a year-end dinner for employees
WěiShēng- 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
wěikuàng- mining waste
- waste remaining after processing ore
- tailings
wěizhuì- final syllable
wěi- tail feathers
wěi- tail wing
- empennage (arrow feathers or tail assembly of plane)
- tail unit
wěishēng- coda
- epilogue
- end
wěiyòu- tailed larva
- Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)
wěizhù- endnote
wěi- back part
- rear or tail section
wěisuí- to tail behind
- to tag along
- to follow on the heels of
wěiyīn- final sound of a syllable
- rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
wěiyùn- rhyme
wěi- last page
wěi- coccyx
- tailbone
wěi- tail or caudal fin
niánwěi- end of the year
jiéwěi- to dock
- to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
sǎowěi- to complete the last stage of work
- to round off
shōuwěi- to wind up
- to bring to an end
- to finish
yuèwěi- end of the month
wěi- end
- tip
- extremity
wěi- the rear (tail) of a plane etc
Shànwěi- Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong
shāwěi- to finish off
- to wind up
lànwěi- unfinished
- incomplete
piànwěi- end credits (of a movie etc)
- ending (of a movie etc)
shuǎiwěi- drift (cornering technique in car racing, lit. to throw the tail)
Tiánwěi- Tienwei township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
yǎnwěi- outer corner of the eye
jiéwěi- ending
- coda
- to wind up
chuánwěi- back end of a ship
- aft
wěi- Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
wěi- suffix
wěi- word ending
- suffix
- inflection (grammar)
zhuīwěi- to tailgate
- to hit the car ahead as a result of tailgating
chángwěi- the long tail
wěi- coccyx
lánwěi- appendix
- vermiform appendix (anatomy)
duìwěi- back of the line
- last one in line
yùnwěi- the rhyming part of a syllable
- in a Chinese syllable, the medial vowel plus final consonant (if any)
shǒuwěi- head and tail
wěi- Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
wěi- ponytail (hairstyle)
- horse's tail
- slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
wěi- fishtail
yuānwěi- Iricdaceae, the iris family
jiǔwěi- nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
jiǔwěiguī- nine-tailed turtle of mythology
- The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
chāwěiōu- (Chinese bird species) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
diàochēwěi- (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
- to rank at the bottom of the list
- to finish last
pánwěi- (Chinese bird species) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
jiāwěiba- to have one's tail between one's legs
xiǎoyànwěi- (Chinese bird species) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
xiǎopánwěi- (Chinese bird species) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
Wěizhāngguó- Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
wěikuàng- slag heap
- dump of mining waste
wěilóng- caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)
wěi- coccyx
shéwěi- serpens cauda
tuōwěiba- to obstruct
- to be a drag on sb
- to delay finishing off a job
jiēwěi- suffix (in Japanese and Korean grammar)
shōuwěiyīn- final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
fāngwěiwēng- (Chinese bird species) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
wěi- (Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
zōngwěikuáng- (Chinese bird species) long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
xiēwěiōu- (Chinese bird species) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
Shànwěishì- Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong province
huījuǎnwěi- (Chinese bird species) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
wěixióng- koala
wěiyuán- ape
yànwěi- swallow-tailed coat
- tails
yānwěidié- swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
shīwěifèi- gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
- also written 吉爾達|吉尔达[ji2 er3 da2]
Tiánwěixiāng- Tienwei township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
liúwěiba- to leave loose ends
- to leave matters unresolved
báiwěishī- (Chinese bird species) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
báiwěiyào- (Chinese bird species) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
báiwěiméng- (Chinese bird species) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
duǎnwěi- (Chinese bird species) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
hóngwěidōng- (Chinese bird species) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)
hóngwěiméng- (Chinese bird species) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
wěiměng- meerkat
- see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
线xiànwěiyàn- (Chinese bird species) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
qiàowěiba- to be cocky
Chuánwěizuò- Puppis (constellation)
wěizhèn- Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
zhūwěiba- pig's tail (meat)
zhēnwěi- (Chinese bird species) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
chángwěi- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
lánwěiyán- appendicitis (medicine)
wěijiǔ- cocktail (loanword)
xiǎngwěishé- rattlesnake
shǒuwěiyīn- onset and rime
wěi- Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
wěisōng- Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
wěishuǐ- Mawei river through Fuzhou city
wěigǎng- Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
wěibiàn- ponytail
wěibǎn- fishplate (in railway engineering)
wěiwén- wrinkles of the skin
- crow's feet
fèngwěi- anchovy
yuānwěihuā- iris (family Iridaceae)
hēijuǎnwěi- (Chinese bird species) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
hēiwěiōu- (Chinese bird species) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
shǔwěicǎo- sage (Salvia officinalis)
Guīwěishì- Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
běihóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
tóuChǔwěi- lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
- head-to-tail
- one thing starts where the other leaves off
wěishùquè- (Chinese bird species) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
jiāwěiba- to tuck one's tail between one's legs
- fig. to back down
- in a humiliating situation
kuānwěishùyīng- (Chinese bird species) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
jiānwěibīn- (Chinese bird species) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
wěidiào- large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
- fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
wěishuǐdào- outflow channel
cóngtóudàowěi- from start to finish
- from head to tail
- the whole (thing)
chètóuchèwěi- lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
- through and through
- out and out
- from top to bottom
shānwěishāzhuī- (Chinese bird species) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
yáotóubǎiwěi- to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
- to be well pleased with oneself
- to have a lighthearted air
bānwěichéng- (Chinese bird species) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
鴿bānwěilín- (Chinese bird species) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
bānwěizhēn- (Chinese bird species) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
bānwěijuānjiū- (Chinese bird species) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
bānbèiyànwěi- (Chinese bird species) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
yǒutóuyǒuwěi- 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.
yǒutóuwěi- to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- lack of sticking power
- short attention span
zōngwěiláo- (Chinese bird species) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
zōngwěihóngzhì- (Chinese bird species) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
zōngwěiwēng- (Chinese bird species) ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
zōngshànwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
xiēwěiláo- (Chinese bird species) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
绿xiēwěijiū- (Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
dànwěiwēngyīng- (Chinese bird species) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)
huǒwěiméi- (Chinese bird species) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
绿huǒwěiméi- (Chinese bird species) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
huīwěipiāo- (Chinese bird species) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
huībèiyànwěi- (Chinese bird species) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
liwěiba- lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
- to reveal one's evil nature
- evidence that reveals the villain
gǒuwěidiāo- lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
- fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
wèishǒuwèiwěi- afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
- afraid of the slightest thing
báiguānyànwěi- (Chinese bird species) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
báiwěi- (Chinese bird species) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
báiwěihǎidiāo- (Chinese bird species) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
pánwěishùquè- (Chinese bird species) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
duǎnwěizéiōu- (Chinese bird species) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
duǎnwěiquè- (Chinese bird species) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)
duǎnwěijiāoméi- (Chinese bird species) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)
duǎnwěiliáoméi- (Chinese bird species) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
duǎnwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
hóngwěiláo- (Chinese bird species) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
hóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)
hóngwěishuǐ- (Chinese bird species) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus)
绿wěihóngzhì- (Chinese bird species) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
lǎoshǔwěiba- lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
huāwěizhēn- (Chinese bird species) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
cángtóuwěi- to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- half-truths
wěichūnbīng- lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- fig. extremely dangerous situation
tóushéwěi- lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
pánwěichóng- Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
jiētóuxiàngwěi- top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
chìwěizàoméi- (Chinese bird species) red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)
zhěhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
zhēnwěishāzhuī- (Chinese bird species) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
绿zhēnwěijiū- (Chinese bird species) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
chángwěidōng- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
chángwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
chángwěiméi- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
chángwěizhūquè- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
chángwěilínxiāo- (Chinese bird species) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
chángwěizéiōu- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
chángwěiliáoméi- (Chinese bird species) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
chángwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
shǒuwěixiāngjiē- to join head to tail
- bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
wěijūngǎng- Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)
guānjuǎnwěi- (Chinese bird species) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
zuǐjuànwěi- (Chinese bird species) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)
hēiwěi- (Chinese bird species) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
hēiwěichéng- (Chinese bird species) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
hēibèiyànwěi- (Chinese bird species) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
hēichángwěizhì- (Chinese bird species) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
lóngtóushéwěi- lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
wěipáifàng- low emissions (from car exhaust)
běichángwěishānquè- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
chāwěitàiyángniǎo- (Chinese bird species) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
tóngjuǎnwěi- (Chinese bird species) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
xìnglánwěiyán- acute appendicitis (medicine)
bānbèiwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)
Ōuhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
zhǎowěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
huǒwěitàiyángniǎo- (Chinese bird species) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Nǎoméngduǎnwěiméi- (Chinese bird species) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis)
báiguānchángwěizhì- (Chinese bird species) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
báihóushànwěiwēng- (Chinese bird species) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
báihóuhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
báiwěishāohóngzhì- (Chinese bird species) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
báiwěilánxiānwēng- (Chinese bird species) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
báiwěilán- (Chinese bird species) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
báibānwěiliǔyīng- (Chinese bird species) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
báiméishànwěiwēng- (Chinese bird species) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
báitóuyìngwěi- (Chinese bird species) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
báijǐngchángwěizhì- (Chinese bird species) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
báiéyuánwěi- (Chinese bird species) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
duǎnwěixìntiānwēng- (Chinese bird species) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
duǎnwěiǎidàishǔ- quokka
hóngbèihóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
hóngxiélánwěi- (Chinese bird species) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
hónghóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) white-winged redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
lántóuhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
lánéhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)
pánwěichóngzhèng- "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
jīntóushànwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
gōuzuǐyuánwěi- (Chinese bird species) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
chángwěishānjiāoniǎo- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
chángwěiféngyīng- (Chinese bird species) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
chángwěikuòzuǐniǎo- (Chinese bird species) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
lánwěiqiēchúshù- appendectomy (medicine)
huángshànwěiwēng- (Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
hēichāwěihǎiyàn- (Chinese bird species) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
hēihóuhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
hēiwěizuǐquè- (Chinese bird species) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
hēijǐngchángwěizhì- (Chinese bird species) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
běnchāwěihǎiyàn- (Chinese bird species) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
zōngéchángwěishānquè- (Chinese bird species) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
huīhóuzhēnwěiyàn- (Chinese bird species) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn- (Chinese bird species) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
báihóuzhēnwěiyàn- (Chinese bird species) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
báiyāochāwěihǎiyàn- (Chinese bird species) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
hóngtóuchángwěishānquè- (Chinese bird species) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
lányāoduǎnwěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
chìchāwěihǎiyàn- (Chinese bird species) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
lánShānhóngwěi- (Chinese bird species) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
yínhóuchángwěishānquè- (Chinese bird species) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
yínliǎnchángwěishānquè- (Chinese bird species) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
wěishuǐshīxuétáng- 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
hēiméichángwěishānquè- (Chinese bird species) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
yúnnánbáibānwěiliǔyīng- (Chinese bird species) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
nìngzuòtóu,zuòfèngwěi- 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
nìngwéitóu,wéifèngwěi- see 寧做雞頭不做鳳|宁做鸡头不做凤[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
穿穿wěichuāndòufu,bulai- lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- fig. let's not talk of this (pun on [ti2])

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