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狐狸尾巴

Mandarin · pinyin hú li wěi ba

Meanings

  1. lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. to reveal one's evil nature
  3. evidence that reveals the villain
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狐
hú · fox
狸
lí · fox
尾
wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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2–5–3–5 · hu2 li5 wei3 ba5

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wu4 lei4 mei5 baa1

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狐狸尾巴 · hu2 li5 wei3 ba5
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Exact source record狐狸尾巴 狐狸尾巴 [hu2 li5 wei3 ba5] /lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions/to reveal one's evil nature/evidence that reveals the villain/