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Mandarin · pinyin wěi zhuì

(lit.) to follow sb
(linguistics) suffix
ending
(computing) file name extension

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尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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缀: zhuì · patch together, link, connect

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3–4 · wei3 zhui4

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