Usage of the character 尾

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

wěisuí

尾随

[尾隨]

to tail behind
to tag along
to follow on the heels of

jiāowěi

交尾

[交尾]

to copulate (of animals)
to mate

wěizi

尾子

[尾子]

tail
end
small change
odd sum remaining after large round number

jiéwěi

结尾

[結尾]

ending
coda
to wind up

wěiyè

尾页

[尾頁]

last page

wěikuǎn

尾款

[尾款]

balance (money remaining due)

wěiyòu

尾蚴

[尾蚴]

tailed larva
Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)

yuèwěi

月尾

[月尾]

end of the month

wěishù

尾数

[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)

wěishēng

尾声

[尾聲]

coda
epilogue
end

shāwěi

煞尾

[煞尾]

to finish off
to wind up

shǒuwěi

首尾

[首尾]

head and tail

wěibān

尾班

[尾班]

last service (of train, bus, boat etc)

piànwěi

片尾

[片尾]

end credits (of a movie etc)
ending (of a movie etc)

sǎowěi

扫尾

[掃尾]

to complete the last stage of work
to round off

wěiyùn

尾韵

[尾韻]

rhyme

lánwěi

阑尾

[闌尾]

appendix
vermiform appendix (anatomy)

Sōngwěi

松尾

[松尾]

Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)

wěiba

尾巴

[尾巴]

tail
colloquial pr. (yǐba)

wěiliú

尾流

[尾流]

wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
slipstream

shōuwěi

收尾

[收尾]

to wind up
to bring to an end
to finish

wěiqì

尾气

[尾氣]

exhaust; emissions

niánwěi

年尾

[年尾]

end of the year

chuánwěi

船尾

[船尾]

back end of a ship
aft

cíwěi

词尾

[詞尾]

suffix

chángwěi

长尾

[長尾]

long tail

wěigǔ

尾骨

[尾骨]

coccyx
tailbone

wěiyá

尾牙

[尾牙]

a year-end dinner for employees

jiēwěicí

接尾词

[接尾詞]

suffix (in Japanese and Korean grammar)

chāwěi'ōu

叉尾鸥

[叉尾鷗]

(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)

xiǎngwěishé

响尾蛇

[響尾蛇]

rattlesnake

huījuǎnwěi

灰卷尾

[灰卷尾]

(bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)

báiwěishī

白尾䴓

[白尾鳾]

(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)

shǔwěicǎo

鼠尾草

[鼠尾草]

sage (Salvia officinalis)

hóngwěidōng

红尾鸫

[紅尾鶇]

(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)

mǎwěibiàn

马尾辫

[馬尾辮]

ponytail

tuōwěiba

拖尾巴

[拖尾巴]

to obstruct
to be a drag on sb
to delay finishing off a job

zhēnwěiyā

针尾鸭

[針尾鴨]

(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

báiwěiyào

白尾鹞

[白尾鷂]

(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)

liúwěiba

留尾巴

[留尾巴]

to leave loose ends
to leave matters unresolved

Mǎwěigǎng

马尾港

[馬尾港]

Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city

xiǎoyànwěi

小燕尾

[小燕尾]

(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)

wěikuàngkù

尾矿库

[尾礦庫]

slag heap
dump of mining waste

niǎowěigé

鸟尾蛤

[鳥尾蛤]

cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)

chángwěiyā

长尾鸭

[長尾鴨]

(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)

hēijuǎnwěi

黑卷尾

[黑卷尾]

(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

jiāwěiba

夹尾巴

[夾尾巴]

to have one's tail between one's legs

zhūwěiba

猪尾巴

[豬尾巴]

pig's tail (meat)

jīwěijiǔ

鸡尾酒

[雞尾酒]

cocktail (loanword)

yúwěibǎn

鱼尾板

[魚尾板]

fishplate (in railway engineering)

Chuánwěizuò

船尾座

[船尾座]

Puppis (constellation)

Wěizhāngguó

尾张国

[尾張國]

Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya

Hǔwěizhèn

虎尾镇

[虎尾鎮]

Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

wěiyǔlóng

尾羽龙

[尾羽龍]

caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)

jiǔwěihú

九尾狐

[九尾狐]

nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)

xiǎopánwěi

小盘尾

[小盤尾]

(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)

xiēwěi'ōu

楔尾鸥

[楔尾鷗]

(bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)

jiǔwěiguī

九尾龟

[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

hǔwěilán

虎尾兰

[虎尾蘭]

snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)

shǒuwěiyīn

首尾音

[首尾音]

onset and rime

dàpánwěi

大盘尾

[大盤尾]

(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)

fèngwěijué

凤尾蕨

[鳳尾蕨]

brake (fern of genus Pteris)
(esp.) spider fern (Pteris multifida)

wúwěixióng

无尾熊

[無尾熊]

koala

mǎwěisōng

马尾松

[馬尾松]

Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)

yúwěiwén

鱼尾纹

[魚尾紋]

wrinkles of the skin
crow's feet

hóngwěiméng

红尾鹲

[紅尾鸏]

(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

yèwěihù

曳尾鹱

[曳尾鸌]

(bird species of China) wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)

qiàowěiba

翘尾巴

[翹尾巴]

to be cocky

lánwěiyán

阑尾炎

[闌尾炎]

appendicitis (medicine)

shōuwěiyīn

收尾音

[收尾音]

the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)

Shànwěishì

汕尾市

[汕尾市]

Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province

duǎnwěihù

短尾鹱

[短尾鸌]

(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)

yànwěifú

燕尾服

[燕尾服]

swallow-tailed coat
tails

diàochēwěi

吊车尾

[吊車尾]

(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
to rank at the bottom of the list
to finish last

yànwěidié

燕尾蝶

[燕尾蝶]

swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

shīwěifèi

狮尾狒

[獅尾狒]

gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
also written 吉爾達／吉尔达 (jí'ěrdá)

wěilügǔ

尾闾骨

[尾閭骨]

coccyx

fèngwěizhú

凤尾竹

[鳳尾竹]

fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening

shuāngmǎwěi

双马尾

[雙馬尾]

(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails
twin ponytails
bunches

hēiwěi'ōu

黑尾鸥

[黑尾鷗]

(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)

yuānwěihuā

鸢尾花

[鳶尾花]

iris (family Iridaceae)

xiànwěiyàn

线尾燕

[線尾燕]

(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)

fèngwěiyú

凤尾鱼

[鳳尾魚]

anchovy

báiwěiméng

白尾鹲

[白尾鸏]

(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

xìwěiměng

细尾獴

[細尾獴]

meerkat
see 狐獴 (húměng)

fāngwěiwēng

方尾鹟

[方尾鶲]

(bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)

Mǎwěi Qū

马尾区

[馬尾區]

Mawei, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Mǎwěishuǐ

马尾水

[馬尾水]

Mawei river through Fuzhou city

jīwěijù

鸡尾锯

[雞尾鋸]

keyhole saw
pad saw

Tiánwěi Xiāng

田尾乡

[田尾鄉]

Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

Jùshéwěi

巨蛇尾

[巨蛇尾]

(astronomy) Serpens Cauda

Guīwěishì

龟尾市

[龜尾市]

Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

zōngwěikuáng

棕尾𫛭

[棕尾鵟]

(bird species of China) long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

bānwěijuānjiū

斑尾鹃鸠

[斑尾鵑鳩]

(bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)

huībèiyànwěi

灰背燕尾

[灰背燕尾]

(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)

pánwěisīchóng

蟠尾丝虫

[蟠尾絲蟲]

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

chángwěizhūquè

长尾朱雀

[長尾朱雀]

(bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)

chángwěizéi'ōu

长尾贼鸥

[長尾賊鷗]

(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

wěishuǐqúdào

尾水渠道

[尾水渠道]

outflow channel

Wútóu Chǔwěi

吴头楚尾

[吳頭楚尾]

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
head-to-tail
one thing starts where the other leaves off

dànwěiwēngyīng

淡尾鹟莺

[淡尾鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)

duǎnwěiliáoméi

短尾鹩鹛

[短尾鷯鶥]

(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)

gǒuwěixùdiāo

狗尾续貂

[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

chángwěidìdōng

长尾地鸫

[長尾地鶇]

(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)

chìwěizàoméi

赤尾噪鹛

[赤尾噪鶥]

(bird species of China) red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)

jiāqǐwěiba

夹起尾巴

[夾起尾巴]

to tuck one's tail between one's legs
fig. to back down
in a humiliating situation

hēichángwěizhì

黑长尾雉

[黑長尾雉]

(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)

hàoziwěizhī

耗子尾汁

[耗子尾汁]

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之／好自为之 (hǎozìwéizhī))

běihóngwěiqú

北红尾鸲

[北紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)

yǔwěidàiwú

羽尾袋鼯

[羽尾袋鼯]

feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)

chángwěiqíméi

长尾奇鹛

[長尾奇鶥]

(bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)

duǎnwěizéi'ōu

短尾贼鸥

[短尾賊鷗]

(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

hóngwěishuǐqú

红尾水鸲

[紅尾水鴝]

(bird species of China) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

lǎoshǔwěiba

老鼠尾巴

[老鼠尾巴]

lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature

yáotóubǎiwěi

摇头摆尾

[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

duǎnwěijiāoméi

短尾鹪鹛

[短尾鷦鶥]

(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)

chángwěiyèyīng

长尾夜鹰

[長尾夜鷹]

(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)

bānwěilíngē

斑尾林鸽

[斑尾林鴿]

(bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

zōngwěihóngzhì

棕尾虹雉

[棕尾虹雉]

(bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)

hēiwěidìyā

黑尾地鸦

[黑尾地鴉]

(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)

hóngwěigēqú

红尾歌鸲

[紅尾歌鴝]

(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)

chángwěilínxiāo

长尾林鸮

[長尾林鴞]

(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

zōngwěibóláo

棕尾伯劳

[棕尾伯勞]

(bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)

zōngshànwěiyīng

棕扇尾莺

[棕扇尾鶯]

(bird species of China) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)

cángtóulùwěi

藏头露尾

[藏頭露尾]

to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
half-truths

yǒutóuyǒuwěi

有头有尾

[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.

Mǎwěijūngǎng

马尾军港

[馬尾軍港]

Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)

huīwěipiāoyù

灰尾漂鹬

[灰尾漂鷸]

(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)

hēiwěichéngyù

黑尾塍鹬

[黑尾塍鷸]

(bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

chètóuchèwěi

彻头彻尾

[徹頭徹尾]

lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
through and through
out and out
from top to bottom

zhēnwěishāzhuī

针尾沙锥

[針尾沙錐]

(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)

hēibèiyànwěi

黑背燕尾

[黑背燕尾]

(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)

hǔtóushéwěi

虎头蛇尾

[虎頭蛇尾]

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

chángwěiliáoméi

长尾鹩鹛

[長尾鷯鶥]

(bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)

dàyǐbaláng

大尾巴狼

[大尾巴狼]

(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc

yǒutóuwúwěi

有头无尾

[有頭無尾]

(idiom) to fail to finish off what one started

xiēwěibóláo

楔尾伯劳

[楔尾伯勞]

(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)

chuízhíwěiyì

垂直尾翼

[垂直尾翼]

(aviation) tailfin; vertical stabilizer

jiānwěibīnyù

尖尾滨鹬

[尖尾濱鷸]

(bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

húliwěiba

狐狸尾巴

[狐狸尾巴]

lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
to reveal one's evil nature
evidence that reveals the villain

wěidàbùdiào

尾大不掉

[尾大不掉]

large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates

pánwěishùquè

盘尾树鹊

[盤尾樹鵲]

(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)

bānwěizhēnjī

斑尾榛鸡

[斑尾榛雞]

(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)

duǎnwěiyāquè

短尾鸦雀

[短尾鴉雀]

(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)

zhěhóngwěiqú

赭红尾鸲

[赭紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

hǔwěichūnbīng

虎尾春冰

[虎尾春冰]

lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
fig. extremely dangerous situation

yáowěiqǐlián

摇尾乞怜

[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

duǎnwěiyīngwǔ

短尾鹦鹉

[短尾鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)

tǎwěishùquè

塔尾树鹊

[塔尾樹鵲]

(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)

jiētóuxiàngwěi

街头巷尾

[街頭巷尾]

top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

huǒwěixīméi

火尾希鹛

[火尾希鶥]

(bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)

huǒwěilüméi

火尾绿鹛

[火尾綠鶥]

(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)

fàguānjuǎnwěi

发冠卷尾

[髮冠卷尾]

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

báiwěidìyā

白尾地鸦

[白尾地鴉]

(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)

zōngwěihèwēng

棕尾褐鹟

[棕尾褐鶲]

(bird species of China) ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)

bānwěichéngyù

斑尾塍鹬

[斑尾塍鷸]

(bird species of China) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)

cóngtóudàowěi

从头到尾

[從頭到尾]

from start to finish
from head to tail
the whole (thing)

hóngwěibóláo

红尾伯劳

[紅尾伯勞]

(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

xiēwěilüjiū

楔尾绿鸠

[楔尾綠鳩]

(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

kuānwěishùyīng

宽尾树莺

[寬尾樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)

lóngtóushéwěi

龙头蛇尾

[龍頭蛇尾]

lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

shuǐpíngwěiyì

水平尾翼

[水平尾翼]

(aviation) tailplane; horizontal stabilizer

huāwěizhēnjī

花尾榛鸡

[花尾榛雞]

(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)

báiwěihǎidiāo

白尾海雕

[白尾海鵰]

(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

shānwěishāzhuī

扇尾沙锥

[扇尾沙錐]

(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

zhēnwěilüjiū

针尾绿鸠

[針尾綠鳩]

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

bānbèiyànwěi

斑背燕尾

[斑背燕尾]

(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)

lüwěihóngzhì

绿尾虹雉

[綠尾虹雉]

(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)

báiguānyànwěi

白冠燕尾

[白冠燕尾]

(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

yāzuǐjuǎnwěi

鸦嘴卷尾

[鴉嘴卷尾]

(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)

chángwěiyīngwǔ

长尾鹦鹉

[長尾鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)

shǒuwěixiāngjiē

首尾相接

[首尾相接]

to join head to tail
bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)

wèishǒuwèiwěi

畏首畏尾

[畏首畏尾]

afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
afraid of the slightest thing

bái'éyuánwěihù

白额圆尾鹱

[白額圓尾鸌]

(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)

gǔtóngsèjuǎnwěi

古铜色卷尾

[古銅色卷尾]

(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)

běichángwěishānquè

北长尾山雀

[北長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

báiwěilánxiānwēng

白尾蓝仙鹟

[白尾藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

Nǎoméngduǎnwěiméi

瑙蒙短尾鹛

[瑙蒙短尾鶥]

(bird species of China) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Napothera naungmungensis)

duǎnwěixìntiānwēng

短尾信天翁

[短尾信天翁]

(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

quánxūquányǐr

全须全尾儿

[全鬚全尾兒]

(Beijing dialect) intact
in one piece

hóngbèihóngwěiqú

红背红尾鸲

[紅背紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)

báihóuhóngwěiqú

白喉红尾鸲

[白喉紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)

dīwěiqìpáifàng

低尾气排放

[低尾氣排放]

low emissions (from car exhaust)

huángfùshànwěiwēng

黄腹扇尾鹟

[黃腹扇尾鶲]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)

lánwěiqiēchúshù

阑尾切除术

[闌尾切除術]

appendectomy (medicine)

pánwěisīchóngzhèng

蟠尾丝虫症

[蟠尾絲蟲症]

"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus

lán'éhóngwěiqú

蓝额红尾鸲

[藍額紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)

chángwěishānjiāoniǎo

长尾山椒鸟

[長尾山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)

duǎnwěi'ǎidàishǔ

短尾矮袋鼠

[短尾矮袋鼠]

quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

báitóuyìngwěiyā

白头硬尾鸭

[白頭硬尾鴨]

(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

hóngxiélánwěiqú

红胁蓝尾鸲

[紅脅藍尾鴝]

(bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

chángwěikuòzuǐniǎo

长尾阔嘴鸟

[長尾闊嘴鳥]

(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)

zhǎozédàwěiyīng

沼泽大尾莺

[沼澤大尾鶯]

(bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)

hēijǐngchángwěizhì

黑颈长尾雉

[黑頸長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)

jíxìnglánwěiyán

急性阑尾炎

[急性闌尾炎]

acute appendicitis (medicine)

báiwěishāohóngzhì

白尾梢虹雉

[白尾梢虹雉]

(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)

báiméishànwěiwēng

白眉扇尾鹟

[白眉扇尾鶲]

(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)

hēihóuhóngwěiqú

黑喉红尾鸲

[黑喉紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)

hóngfùhóngwěiqú

红腹红尾鸲

[紅腹紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) white-winged redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)

jīntóushànwěiyīng

金头扇尾莺

[金頭扇尾鶯]

(bird species of China) golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

huǒwěitàiyángniǎo

火尾太阳鸟

[火尾太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)

gōuzuǐyuánwěihù

钩嘴圆尾鹱

[鉤嘴圓尾鸌]

(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)

guīxiàobiēwúwěi

龟笑鳖无尾

[龜笑鱉無尾]

lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
fig. the pot calling the kettle black

Oū- Yàhóngwěiqú

欧亚红尾鸲

[歐亞紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

báiwěilándìqú

白尾蓝地鸲

[白尾藍地鴝]

(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

chángwěiféngyèyīng

长尾缝叶莺

[長尾縫葉鶯]

(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

lántóuhóngwěiqú

蓝头红尾鸲

[藍頭紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)

hēichāwěihǎiyàn

黑叉尾海燕

[黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)

báiguānchángwěizhì

白冠长尾雉

[白冠長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

hēiwěilàzuǐquè

黑尾蜡嘴雀

[黑尾蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)

báihóushànwěiwēng

白喉扇尾鹟

[白喉扇尾鶲]

(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)

bānbèidàwěiyīng

斑背大尾莺

[斑背大尾鶯]

(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)

báijǐngchángwěizhì

白颈长尾雉

[白頸長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)

báibānwěiliǔyīng

白斑尾柳莺

[白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

chāwěitàiyángniǎo

叉尾太阳鸟

[叉尾太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)

yínliǎnchángwěishānquè

银脸长尾山雀

[銀臉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)

yínhóuchángwěishānquè

银喉长尾山雀

[銀喉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)

hèchìchāwěihǎiyàn

褐翅叉尾海燕

[褐翅叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)

hóngtóuchángwěishānquè

红头长尾山雀

[紅頭長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)

zōng'échángwěishānquè

棕额长尾山雀

[棕額長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)

báihóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn

白喉针尾雨燕

[白喉針尾雨燕]

(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn

日本叉尾海燕

[日本叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)

Hèlán Shānhóngwěiqú

贺兰山红尾鸲

[賀蘭山紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)

hēiméichángwěishānquè

黑眉长尾山雀

[黑眉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)

Mǎwěishuǐshīxuétáng

马尾水师学堂

[馬尾水師學堂]

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

lányāoduǎnwěiyīngwǔ

蓝腰短尾鹦鹉

[藍腰短尾鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)

báiyāochāwěihǎiyàn

白腰叉尾海燕

[白腰叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

huīhóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn

灰喉针尾雨燕

[灰喉針尾雨燕]

(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn

烟黑叉尾海燕

[煙黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

Yúnnánbáibānwěiliǔyīng

云南白斑尾柳莺

[雲南白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

tùziwěibachángbuliǎo

兔子尾巴长不了

[兔子尾巴長不了]

rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)
its days are numbered
won't last long

nìngwéijītóu,bùwéifèngwěi

宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

[寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾]

see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾／宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 (nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi)

nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

[寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾]

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

mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai

马尾穿豆腐，提不起来

[馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來]

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提 (tí))